Lloréns will begin her residency in the fall of 2025 at the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities and will continue through the academic year to complete her latest book.
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Sociology & Anthropology
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Anthropology
“I have learned from many great professors who were truly interested in the subjects that they teach, and who were committed to sharing their knowledge and curiosity with their students.”
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Professor Hilda Lloréns’ new book, Making Livable Worlds: Afro-Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice (U. of Washington Press), will be published in November.
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Kathryn Fish ’20 double majored in anthropology and biology, and is now pursuing a PhD in human paleobiology at George Washington University. While at URI, she did two Arts and Sciences Fellowships to gain experience doing hands on research in her field.
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Leah Hopkins ’20, an anthropology graduate and member of the Narragansett Indian Tribe, the Algonquian people native to Rhode Island, is now the first community engagement specialist at Brown University’s Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology.
Continue reading "Keeper of Her Culture"Poring over decades of existing research, Holly Dunsworth, Associate Professor of Anthropology, has reevaluated and rewritten the narrow, reigning theories for sex difference in height and pelvic width in a new paper, “Expanding the evolutionary explanations for sex differences in the human skeleton.”
Continue reading "URI anthropology professor challenges evolutionary narratives of big, competitive men and broad, birthing women"Anthropology and Spanish
“The time I spent in Cuba, Argentina, Spain, and Peru as a study abroad student has given me the ability to appreciate other cultures, learn a new language, and make life-long connections and friendships.”
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Anthropology and Philosophy
“The diversity of curriculum and the inclusion of often marginalized narratives allows for a holistic education that is practical both professionally and personally.”
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Anthropology, Political Science, and Theatre
“The College of Arts and Sciences allowed me to tailor my academic experience to my interests and goals, and I’m very prepared for life after graduation because of it.”
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Africana Studies, Anthropology, and Political Science
“In a liberal arts education you’re surrounded by people who are also feeding their curiosities. It produces a campus of passionate students and professors.”
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Holly Dunsworth, associate professor of Anthropology, lent her expertise on the evolution of childbirth to a Netflix documentary series that was released in January and is available on YouTube and Netflix. “Sex, Explained” is a spinoff of the short-documentary series “Explained,” produced by Vox Media.
Continue reading "Anthropology professor provides evolutionary background to Netflix episode on childbirth"Holly Dunsworth, Associate Professor of Anthropology, is targeting a recurring popular evolutionary analogy that compares human races with dog breeds, one that may sound innocent and scientific on the surface but carries deep racist undertones.
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