MIT Department of Anthropology

Past Events

MIT Anthropology

Past Events

Sep 18, 2023

Fall Colloquium with Dr. Sherine Farouk Hamdy "Comics and Multimodal Anthropology"

Dr. Sherine Farouk Hamdy

Professor, Anthropology | UC Irvine 

Monday, September 18, 2023 4:00 - 5:30 PM E51-095

MIT Anthropology • History at MIT •  MIT STS Colloquium:

"Comics and Multimodal Anthropology" with Dr. Sherine Farouk Hamdy 

Professor, Anthropology | UC Irvine

In this talk, Sherine Hamdy will discuss how and why comics lend themselves to ethnographic research and analysis. Drawing on her own collaboration with artists, and on the work of feminist comics artists from the Arab world, the talk will consider the affordances of comics as a medium and what it brings more generally to both visual and medical anthropology.

Sep 6, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation! No need to RSVP - just show up and bring your friends!

May 10, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Apr 26, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Apr 25, 2023

Legacies of Coal: In Search of a Just Transition

Tuesday, April 25, 2023  11:30 AM - 1:30 PM 14S-130, The Nexus, Hayden Library

Sponsored by the MIT Climate Nucleus, co-hosted by the Environmental Solutions Initiative and MIT Anthropology

Speakers:

Mike Belding (Greene County, County Commissioner)
Veronica Coptis (Center for Coalfield Justice, former Executive Director)
Tonya Yoders (CCJ, Community Organizer for Greene County)

Registration link    https://forms.gle/rWbo3WYqKPmX5Fe39

This panel intends to illuminate local nuances in visions for the future of the region, and perhaps lead to brainstorming for research and/or policy that can support their interests - allowing for a dialogue where community partners know what capacity MIT has, and MIT begins to understand its role in public engagement. Greene County is one of the most salient examples of an at-risk region for climate injustices during the energy transition, and is a primary area of focus for ESI’s research.

Apr 10, 2023

Dr. Laurence Ralph Colloquium: "Juvenile Murder, Vengeance, and Grief"

Dr. Laurence Ralph

Princeton University

Monday, April 10, 2023 4:00 - 5:30 PM 14S-130, The Nexus, Hayden Library

This talk will examine the ramifications of juvenile incarceration. A central focus of my discussion will be juvenile murder, as I discuss two separate, yet interrelated, cases in which teenage boys of color were killed by their peers. I ask: How does a victim’s family heal from homicide?

Apr 6, 2023

MIT Anthropology Book Party! 

Thursday, April 6, 2023 4:00 - 6:00 PM Salon West, Samberg Center

Celebrating works by: Manduhai Buyandelger | Stefan Helmreich | Amy Moran-Thomas | Heather Paxson |  Bettina Stoetzer

JOIN US!

April 6th , 4 - 6pm, Salon West, Samberg Center

Apr 5, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Mar 22, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Mar 13, 2023

Colloquium: Dr. Michael J. Hathaway "Forays in Decolonizing Biology:  Thinking about What Mushrooms Live For"

Dr. Michael J. Hathaway

Simon Fraser University

Monday, March 13, 2023 4:00 - 5:30 PM 14S-130, The Nexus, Hayden Library

In this talk, Michael will provide an introduction to his latest book, What a Mushroom Lives For: Matsutake and the Worlds They Make, which was just published by Princeton University Press. For this STS and Anthropology-oriented audience at MIT, he will explore how we might explore the legacy of Enlightenment thinking and the English language in shaping the emergence of the discipline of biology.

Mar 8, 2023

Anthro Tea! 

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Mar 1, 2023

Stefan Helmreich MITx Panel "Encouraging Students to Share their Perspectives & Questions on Course Topics" 

Wednesday, March 1, 2023 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 36-144

MIT Open Learning Residential Education xTalks:  Learn how colleagues foster a community where students share different perspectives and ask questions to further their learning, and what digital tools support these efforts.

  • Stefan Helmreich, Elting E. Morison Professor of Anthropology, who will share his experience in 21A.500, 21A.303, 21A.505.
  • Maxine Jonas, Senior Lecturer in Biological Engineering, and Biological Engineering Communication Lab Fellow, who will share her experience in 20.309.

Residential Education staff will be available to share technical and pedagogical practices to support student learning. Attendees are welcome to participate in Q&A, and share their experience.

Feb 22, 2023

Anthro Tea! 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Feb 8, 2023

Anthro Tea!

Wednesday, February 8, 2023 4:00 - 5:00 PM E53-335

Come relax with us and enjoy some fun conversation: no need to RSVP!

Dec 13, 2022

MIT WGS "Articulating Abortion" Series: Abortion Rights as Human Rights: The Continuing Fight for Reproductive Justice

Zakiya Luna, Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar

Department of Sociology at Washington University in St. Louis

Tuesday, December 13, 2022 4:00 - 6:00 PM  3-133

The Women's & Gender Studies presents the year-long Articulating Abortion series. It is with great honor we will welcome Professor Zakiya Luna to MIT campus. Professor Luna will defend reproductive rights as human rights.