As part of our first year Being Human module, students write an essay where they consider social and biological anthropological perspectives on a key topic in anthropology. This week, our featured essay is by Meenal Warrier. Meenal’s bio: I am a first year anthropology student. Anthropology became a field of interest for me because of how Read More…
Category: diversity
Unravelling the evolution of human diversity in admixed populations
This week in the CRESIDA seminar series, the speaker is Dr Florin Mircea Iliescu, a researcher in the Division of Biological Anthropology at the University of Cambridge, who is sharing his research on the evolution of human diversity. Come and join us on Thursday, February 7th at 4.15pm in Room G070 at Parkstead House to learn Read More…
Human Osteology & Diversity: The question of the validity of the concept of race
In our third year Human Osteology and Diversity module, students explore the history of the discipline and its socio-political influences related to the study of racial diversity. This year, our featured essay is by Lauryn Thomas. Lauryn’s bio: In the final year of my anthropology degree I’ve been particularly interested in medical anthropology and the Read More…
