Department of Anthropology - Faculty of Social Science
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Department of Anthropology
Department of Anthropology
What is Anthropology?
Anthropology is the study of humans in the past and present, at home and around the world, in all our social, cultural, linguistic and biological diversity and complexity. The four subfields of Anthropology -- Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology and Sociocultural Anthropology -- are united by shared perspectives on how we study the full breadth of humanity. A key feature of Anthropology at Western is our emphasis on Community Engagement in both learning and research contexts. Anthropologists recognize the need to engage with communities and the human record directly when exploring the breadth of humanity in the past and present. Here at Western that means working with, and for, communities and collaborating with people to answer shared questions about their past and present experiences, and desired futures.
Community Engagement and Expertise
A key feature of Anthropology at Western is our emphasis on Community Engagement in both learning and research contexts. Anthropologists recognize the need to engage with communities and the human record directly when exploring the breadth of humanity in the past and present. Here at Western that means working with, and for, communities and collaborating with people to answer shared questions about their past and present experiences, and desired futures.
Our current faculty members have regional expertise in:
- North America
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- Subsaharan Africa and Madagascar
- Europe
