Department of Anthropology & Archaeology
Anthropology 1593 The science of mankind in the widest sense, coined from Greek: anthropos “human being” + –logos “study of.”
The Anthropology programme has maintained active research projects in Social Anthropology since the 1960s. Our primary geographic focus has always been New Zealand, the Pacific and Southeast Asia. We specialise in the broad sweep of human history within this region, from the earliest arrivals of our human ancestors to contemporary patterns of increasing globalisation and diaspora.
The Department coordinates the publication of the academic journal: Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies.
Please see individual staff pages.
The Anthropology programme has a long history of supporting student research, and we consider this research to be amongst our most valuable outputs. To browse current student research topics and read the abstracts of completed projects please follow these links:
Current Social Anthropology Student Research
Abstracts of Completed Research Theses and Dissertations
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