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Anthropological Quarterly Journal
Published by the GW Department of Anthropology, Anthropological Quarterly is among the most highly respected anthropology publications in the United States. The refereed journal publishes scholarly articles, reviews and lists of recently published books in all areas of sociocultural anthropology.
The quarterly was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America with the title Primitive Man and acquired by the GW Institute for Ethnographic Research in September 2001. The journal is co-edited by faculty members and occasionally publishes graduate student work alongside articles from external experts.
Editor-in-Chief: Richard Grinker
Department Events
The Department of Anthropology hosts visiting lecturer events, our annual AnthroTalks networking gathering for students, an annual symposium and informal events throughout the year.
Anthropology News
Hair-Raiser: Primate Fur Teases Human Evolution
Researchers from the Department of Anthropology Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP) examined the factors driving hair variation in a wild population of lemurs known as Indriidae. Their findings were published in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
Jurassic Bark: Do Dogs Hold Hints to Early Language?
Courtney Sexton, a fifth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology (CASHP), is studying our four-legged friends to determine if puppy dog eyes and raised brows reflect a ‘ruff’ draft of human communication.
Smartphone Society: Have Our Phones Changed Ourselves?
A panel of GW and Smithsonian anthropologists debated the cultural and ecological impact of smartphones on our daily lives as part of the CCAS Dean’s Seminar event series.
In Photos: COVID-19 Deaths Captured in Visual Installation
CCAS Professor Sarah Wagner leads the effort to digitize personalized flags memorializing those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.
