MIT Department of Anthropology Featured News Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community. Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers. Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization. Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC). Six MIT Faculty Members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 including Susan Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and professor of sociology and anthropology The prestigious honor society announces nearly 250 new members. MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán awarded 2025 Levitan Prize in the Humanities Beltrán’s research project will focus on nomadic populations in Latin America, U.S. deportees, and their linguistic and technological adaptability. 3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results. MIT welcomes nine MLK Scholars for 2024-25 - Leslie Jonas and Christine Taylor-Butler are hosted by MIT Anthropology Faculty Members Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty. Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community. Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers. Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization. Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC). Six MIT Faculty Members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 including Susan Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and professor of sociology and anthropology The prestigious honor society announces nearly 250 new members. MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán awarded 2025 Levitan Prize in the Humanities Beltrán’s research project will focus on nomadic populations in Latin America, U.S. deportees, and their linguistic and technological adaptability. 3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results. MIT welcomes nine MLK Scholars for 2024-25 - Leslie Jonas and Christine Taylor-Butler are hosted by MIT Anthropology Faculty Members Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty. Headlines Living Climate Futures Event Shows a Holistic Way Forward in Climate Fight "Culture is a meaning-making practice" - Heather Paxson in "Said and Done" Doing Anthropology: Thoughts On Fieldwork From Three Research Sites
Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.
Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers.
Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization.
Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC).
Six MIT Faculty Members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 including Susan Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and professor of sociology and anthropology The prestigious honor society announces nearly 250 new members.
MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán awarded 2025 Levitan Prize in the Humanities Beltrán’s research project will focus on nomadic populations in Latin America, U.S. deportees, and their linguistic and technological adaptability.
3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Scholars for 2024-25 - Leslie Jonas and Christine Taylor-Butler are hosted by MIT Anthropology Faculty Members Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty.
Mind, hand, and harvest A volunteer-driven pilot program brings low-cost organic produce to the MIT community.
Purity and Danger In an episode of the Milking It podcast, cultural anthropologist Heather Paxson and others discuss the pressures facing cheese makers.
Investigating with Illusion Part magic, part social experiment, visiting artist Jeanette Andrews’ “The Attestation” examines preconceived notions and belief polarization.
Living Climate Futures Lab awarded inaugural MITHIC Faculty-Driven Initiative Seed Grant The Living Climate Futures Lab (LCFL) has been named the recipient of the inaugural Faculty Driven Initiative (FDI) Seed Grant from the MIT Human Insight Collaborative (MITHIC).
Six MIT Faculty Members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2025 including Susan Silbey, Leon and Anne Goldberg Professor of Humanities and professor of sociology and anthropology The prestigious honor society announces nearly 250 new members.
MIT anthropologist Héctor Beltrán awarded 2025 Levitan Prize in the Humanities Beltrán’s research project will focus on nomadic populations in Latin America, U.S. deportees, and their linguistic and technological adaptability.
3 Questions: Bridging anthropology and engineering for clean energy in Mongolia Anthropologists Manduhai Buyandelger and Lauren Bonilla discuss the humanistic perspective they bring to a project that is yielding promising results.
MIT welcomes nine MLK Scholars for 2024-25 - Leslie Jonas and Christine Taylor-Butler are hosted by MIT Anthropology Faculty Members Martin Luther King Jr. Visiting Professors and Scholars enhance community through engagement with MIT students and faculty.
