Department news
Wolfson Foundation doctoral scholarships
The application period for three Wolfson Foundation doctoral scholarships available at the University of St Andrews is now open.
14 November 2019
ASA2020 Call for Panels
The Call for Panels is now open for the ASA2020 conference Responsibility which will take place at the University of St Andrews, UK from 24-27 August 2020.
6 November 2019
Global War Against the Rat project vacancies
We are inviting applications for two postdoctoral research fellowships for the Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis project.
17 October 2019
New Book: “Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary”
Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary by Christos Lynteris has just been published by Routledge’s “Studies in Anthropology” series.
11 October 2019
New book: "Encountering Entrepreneurs: An Ethnography of the Construction Business in the North of Italy"
This book, by Elena Sischarenco, shows the daily life of businessmen in a particularly productive area of Northern Italy, Lombardy.
8 October 2019
Global war against the rat
Dr Christos Lynteris, has been awarded the Investigator Award in the Humanities and Social Sciences. He will lead a research team to investigate ‘The Global War Against the Rat and the Epistemic Emergence of Zoonosis’.
13 September 2019
Article in Anthropology Today
Our PhD student Gabriela Manley has an article in the latest issue of Anthropology Today, entitled "Scotland's Post-Referenda Futures" - a topic relevant to everyone.
9 September 2019
New book: "The Anthropology of Epidemics"
The Anthropology of Epidemics, co-edited by Christos Lynteris, Ann Kelly and Frédéric Keck.
17 May 2019
New book: "How to Read Ethnography"
An essential guide to approaching anthropological texts.
17 May 2019
New publication: "Energy and Ethics?"
By Mette M High and Jessica M Smith. This special issue of the JRAI presents a much-needed rethinking of how to understand the vital and vexing questions posed by our production, distribution, and use of energy.
30 April 2019