Department of Sociology and Anthropology

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Welcome to Georgetown's Department of Sociology and Anthropology website. A leader in scholarship and research, the department is home to important players in the academic world whose work is fresh, exciting, and innovative, and who are dedicated to bringing that same intellectual spirit into the classroom.

             

Welcome to the NEW and IMPROVED website of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology! We have much more information here than ever before and we think the layout is much improved.

Many of the faculty had exciting and adventure-filled summers that included world travel, creative research and writing, and public engagement. Check the links to get the scoop on “what I did during summer recess” for our professors. Professor McNamara is in Asia this year, undertaking a Fulbright Research Fellowship that takes him to China, Japan, Korea and Thailand.  In his place, we welcome back Professor Mashayekhi who joins us as a visiting faculty for this year. We also welcome Professor Schiwietz who is teaching for us for the first time this semester.

Sociology Student Representative elections are happening soon, so be on the lookout for electronic ballots for the sociology students to elect a representative who attends department meetings to give voice to student perspectives.  We will be hosting Open Houses to give you a chance to meet the faculty later in the fall, on November 2nd for Anthropology and November 6th for Sociology.  Hope to see you there.

Have a great semester.

Peace,

Sam Marullo, Chair

Department of Sociology and Anthroplogy

Headlines

    Georgetown Students Awarded Mitchell Scholarships
    Georgetown University seniors Katherine Boyle (COL '08), a government major from Gainesville, Fl., and José Canto (COL ‘08), a sociology major from Baltimore, Md., are among 12 George J. Mitchell Scholarship recipients selected nationally for the 2008-2009 academic year.
    Unity Among Catholics Focus of New Book
    Professor Joseph Palacios argues in his new book that what unites Catholics is a sense of being Catholic -- a social imagination that motivates them to promote justice and build a better world.
    Local Network Exploration
    Through unconventional courses on urban anthropology, Anthropologist Melissa Fisher pushes her students to explore the complex cultures and social networks they encounter in everyday interactions.

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