George Gmelch is professor of Anthropology at the University of San Francisco. He did his undergraduate work at Stanford and his PhD at UCSB. He is a...
PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara
Intro to Anthropology, Cultures Through Film, Alaska: Culture, Environment and Tourism
Since 2007, Angela Mae (‘Mayo’) Buenafe-Ze, a Native Filipina (Ifugao and Itneg), has been in the academe as a fieldwork researcher and a university...
PhD (ABD), Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University | MA Anthropology (Specialization: International Human Rights and Diversity), University of Nebraska-Lincoln | BA Social Sciences (Social Anthropology; Political Science minor), cum laude, University of the Philippines - Baguio
Intro to Anthropology, The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Class, Power and Change
Lucia Cantero is an anthropologist concerned with the intersection of aesthetics, politics and identity. Her areas of research include Latin America...
PhD in the Department of Anthropology and African American Studies, Yale University. | MA Social Sciences, University of Chicago | BA Social Sciences, University of Chicago
Special Topics in Anthropology, Honors Thesis Seminar, Global Critical Social Theory, Research & Project Design, Special Topics
Howard J. De Nike graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1964 with a degree in philosophy, and USF School of Law in 1967 with a Juris...
Directed Study, Directed Reading
Professor Gifford specializes in cultural anthropology of the Middle East, particularly Syria, the greater Levant, and Iraq. She has conducted fieldwork in Syria and Jordan and travelled extensively throughout Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Turkey.
PhD, Anthropology, Boston University | BA, Anthropology, CSU Northridge | graduate of Middlebury College’s Arabic Language School | graduate of Damascus University’s Arabic language program in Syria
Cultural Anthropology of the Middle East
Intro to Anthropology, The Anthropology of Food: Culture, Class, Power and Change, Special Topics in Anthropology, Research Methods, Culture, Identity & Social Chg, Research & Project Design, Refugees & Forced Migration, Special Topics
Sharon Bohn Gmelch earned her PhD in cultural anthropology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her interests include visual...
PhD, University of California at Santa Barbara
Cultures Through Film, Alaska: Culture, Environment and Tourism
Pattie Hsu holds a BA in Music Humanities and a BS in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the...
BA in Music Humanities, University of California, San Diego | BS in Biology, University of California, San Diego | PhD in Ethnomusicology, University of California, Berkeley
Musicianship and Principles of Tonal Theory, Studies in Popular Music
Marco Jacquemet teaches courses in communication and culture, intercultural communication, geographies of communication, and justice and social...
PhD, Cultural/Linguistic Anthropology, UC Berkeley | MA, Linguistics/Semiotics, EHESS, Paris | BA, Communication Studies, U. of Bologna
Communication & Culture, Communication for Justice and Social Change, Geographies of Communication, Communication Studies Internship, Special Topics
Rabia Kamal received her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania. Her areas of expertise include cultural and visual...
Intro to Anthropology, Women's Lives/Cultures, Anthropology of Social Media, Research Seminar II
Christopher Loperena is a sociocultural anthropologist (Ph.D. Texas) and Associate Professor in the International Studies Department at the...
PhD, Social Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin | MA, Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin | BA, International Studies, University of Chicago
Intro to Anthropology, Special Topics
Vijaya Nagarajan is an associate professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies and in the Program of Environmental Studies. She is currently Chair of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies. In addition to teaching at the University of San Francisco, she has also taught at the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard University.
PhD, South Asian Language and Literatures, UC Berkeley | MA, South Asian Studies, UC Berkeley | BS Political Economy of Natural Resources, UC Berkeley | College of Engineering, Honor’s Program, Women’s Studies University of Maryland College Park
Commons: Land, Water and Air, Environmental Studies Internship, FYS: First-Year Seminar, Religion and the Environment, Hinduism, Community Internships, Directed Reading, Directed Study
As a cultural anthropologist, Nelson's research and publications explore the interaction between religion and politics in East Asia, with a current emphasis on global dynamics and rapid social change.
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Society and Culture in the Contemporary Asia Pacific, Capstone Project, Directed Study, FYS: First-Year Seminar, Religion and Globalization, Buddhist Paths in Asia and North America (SL)
Francesca is an ethnomusicologist, teaching courses music, cultural anthropology and Latin American studies. Research areas include: genre labeling...
BA, Sarah Lawrence College | MA, University of California, Berkeley
Anthropology of Music, Music of the Americas, Music and Social Protest, Music of the Americas, Anthropology of Music, Music and Social History
