Anthropology

Editor in Chief | Editorial Board | Articles and Contributors | Graduate Award

As a discipline which examines humankind, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day, anthropology is a constantly changing and expanding discipline. Anthropology is typically divided into four subfields: social and cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. Each field is further divided into its own subfields. These divisions are not without controversy, sometimes represented by the formation of completely separate academic departments on certain campuses, but it is important to highlight that anthropology represents one of the few disciplines where the humanities, sciences, and social sciences converge.

Oxford Bibliographies in Anthropology is an entirely new and unique type of reference tool that has been specially created to meet a great need among today’s students, scholars, and professionals. It offers more than other bibliography initiatives on- and offline by providing expert commentary to help students and scholars find, negotiate, and assess the large amount of information readily available to them. It facilitates research in a way that other guides cannot by providing direct links to online library catalogs and other online resources. Organizing the resource around discrete subject entries will allow for quick and easy navigation that users expect when working on screen.

 

Editor in Chief John L. Jackson, Jr. is the Richard Perry University Professor of Communication and Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, and associate dean of undergraduate studies at the Annenberg School for Communication. He is also affiliated with Penn’s Center for Africana Studies. Jackson is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a Woodrow Wilson Career Enhancement Award and a Lilly Endowment Fellowship to study at the National Humanities Center. Jackson also spent three years as a junior fellow at Harvard University’s Society of Fellows. As a filmmaker, he has also produced a nationally distributed documentary, several internationally screened film shorts and an award-winning 16mm feature film. Jackson’s publications include Real Black: Adventures in Racial Sincerity (University of Chicago Press, 2005), Harlemworld: Doing Race and Class in Contemporary Black America (University of Chicago Press, 2003), and Racial Paranoia: The Unintended Consequences of Political Correctness (Basic Civitas Books, 2008).

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ARTICLES AND CONTRIBUTORS

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GRADUATE STUDENT ARTICLE AWARD

The Oxford Bibliographies Graduate Student Article Award is an annual, invitation-only award that offers experienced doctoral candidates an opportunity to contribute to Oxford Bibliographies in Anthropology, to draw attention to their work, and to add a peer-reviewed publication to their CVs. Invitation is by faculty nomination only. Nominations are no longer being accepted for this year’s award. Please check back soon for information about next year’s award.

“Graduate students are by necessity deeply and critically engaged in the literature within emerging areas of research. This knowledge puts them in an ideal position to write for Oxford Bibliographies. I am particularly excited about the potential of this award as a pathway to including articles on cutting-edge topics, and I think it is an important acknowledgement of the significant contribution graduate students routinely make to the production of new scholarship.” --Damon Zucca, Reference and Online Publisher, Oxford University Press

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