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Professor of Anthropology Chap Kusimba

Achievements ·

Chap Kusimba Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American University Professor of Anthropology Chapurukha “Chap” Kusimba has been elected as a fellow to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), the prestigious honorary society of world leaders, innovators, artists, and academics.
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Craig Stevens and Erin Cagney

Achievements ·

Anthropology Students Win Award, Present at Conference

Craig Stevens and Erin Cagney Present at Conference
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The Trump administration's executive order on refugees was met with protests at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Research ·

Refuge and the American Dream: CAS Doctoral Grad Examines Resettlement Issues

Anthropology Ph.D. Christopher Partridge researches refugees in North Carolina.
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Taimur Khan studied and navigated disparate cultures on the way to earning his Ph.D. in anthropology.

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Inspiring Graduate Stories: Taimur Khan

Cultural marginalization never stopped this Ph.D. grad.
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Rebecca Gibson

Research ·

Corsets: Male Desire or Female Agency?

The recent popularity of waist training has brought corsets back to the forefront of fashion, even if they are no longer called corsets.
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