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The Department of Anthropology was founded in 1935 as part of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alaska. The first undergraduate degrees in Anthropology were given in 1959, the first MA degrees in 1968 and the first PhD degrees in 1988. We are the only anthropology program in the United States that maintains a holistic approach to circumpolar studies, providing instruction and research in all aspects of anthropology.

 

Anthropology Events
  • Nov15

    In the Hot Seat: Cultural Anthropology, Government Bureaucracy, and Subsistence in Rural Alaska

      Zoom
      3:00 p.m.
    The Department of Anthropology welcomes Dr. Brent Vickers on November 15, 2024 for a guest lecture on how he balances federal regulations with the needs of rural Alaskan communities for subsistence hunting and fishing. Part of the Anthropology Colloquium Series.
  • Anthropology News
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    • Pictured left to right: Eliska Albrigtsen (head ski coach), Maddie Schuh, Ben Buck (assistant ski coach), Conrad Haber (head xc coach), Rosie Fordham (top 10 finisher), Hazel Probst, Delainey Zock, Tabitha Williams, Teegan Silva, Lucca Duke, Kendall Kramer (runner up, 2nd place), Kate Brigham. The team placed 13th in the Nation for DII out of 34 teams.

      Student Spotlight: Hazel Probst

      December 03, 2024

      Hazel Probst, anthropology major and NCAA athlete, balances academics and sport, showcasing the diversity and grit of UAF's College of Liberal Arts.

    • Boats at a dock in Kodiak, AK. Photo courtesy of Tori McDermott.

      Kodiak Ideation Studio Session

      November 14, 2024

      UAF’s Kodiak Ideation Studio united interdisciplinary teams with Kodiak’s mariculture industry to explore real-world solutions in kelp farming and beyond.

    • Russian performance artist Jenna Marvin in Queendom

      Queendom: Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Trans Lives

      November 14, 2024

      Experience Queendom film screening and panel on Transgender Day of Remembrance and Resilience with UAF scholars and advocates honoring identity.

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  • Arctic Research Open House (AROH 2024)

    May 19, 2024
    There was a total of nine stations at the Arctic Research Open House (AROH 2024), of which eight were indoors, meaning we lucked out with the BEST one! It was a gorgeous day and the UAF College of Liberal Arts' two activity tents were indeed full of activity! Thank you to the UAF archaeologists Ben Potter and Josh Reuther, friends of PoEM (Pop-up Ethnomycology Museum) Andrew Forbes, Sveta Yamin-Pasternak, Igor Pasternak, artist and creator of the Boreal Gamelan Kellie Lynch, and, most importantly, to ALL THE VISITORS who kept our AROH crew so happily busy throughout the event with all your great questions and participation. Thank you! Happy Summer!
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