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The study of human diversity lies at the core of the Department of Anthropology. Through their undergraduate and graduate careers, our students acquire a detailed knowledge about human populations past and present as well as the essential skills that enable all of us to engage with the world’s modern multicultural community in an ethical and just way. Not only do Anthropologists document, investigate, and seek to understand cultures of other times and places, they also play pivotal roles in contemporary social and political debate and advocacy. Whether it is working on diabetes susceptibility among San Francisco’s immigrant populations, on AIDS among the Maasia in Tanzania, on the creation of social memory in post-civil war Lebanon, on military Comfort Women in Asia, or on an excavation of 8000-year old villages in Romania, our students, faculty, lecturers and staff collaborate in research and teaching that broadens and refines knowledge of the human condition. As one of San Francisco State’s orignal departments, Anthropology has established a rich and deep tradition of preparing students not only for doctoral work and careers in the nation’s major centers of Anthropological study, but also for leading positions at every level of society.
ANNOUCEMENT: New to the Department of Anthropology:
CHAIR's PRIZE IN ANTHROPOLOGY 2009
This Prize recognizes outstanding achievement by Anthropology majors who are in their final year of undergraduate study (i.e., students who plan to graduate in May 2010).
Deadline to submit materials is Nov.15th, 2009.
Please click here for prize details.
Good Luck!
NEW CLASS FOR FALL 2009!
ANTH 318 Islam: Interpretation and Practice: This course will give a brief introduction into the origin, spread, and early writings of Islam, focusing on the development of distinct legal schools of Islamic practice, in order to explain the diversity of contemporary Islamic practice around the globe.
Please click here for more information
Here is also a link to the MEIS website: http://bss.sfsu.edu/meis/fall09courses.html
