Anthropology Colloquium Series
The UAF Anthropology Colloquium Series is a public forum highlighting research across the four fields of anthropology—archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and biological anthropology. Held regularly via Zoom, these free events invite students, faculty, and community members to engage with speakers discussing topics ranging from Indigenous lifeways in Alaska to global themes such as migration, identity, and social change. All are welcome to attend.
For questions, please contact Justin Cramb or Petra Banks.
Anthropology Colloquium Series: Reverberations of a Vacuum
April 26, 2025
How a 14th-century migration reshaped Georgia’s coast—Dr. Brandon Ritchison reveals new insights into mobility, identity, and ancient adaptation.
April 21, 2025
How muscle attachment sites on bones reveal life history, activity, and identity—Dr. Emilie Wiedenmeyer shares cutting-edge forensic anthropology research.
Anthropology Colloquium Series: Operation Identification
April 14, 2025
Explore forensic science & human rights with OpID's work identifying migrants in the Texas borderlands.
October 17, 2024
Join Dozandri Mendoza for an exploration of linguistic and semiotic performance in Puerto Rican Ballroom culture, voguing, and trans Latinx life on Oct 25th via Zoom.
The Cosmopolitical Dynamics of Sámi Oral Stories
October 10, 2024
Explore how Sámi storytelling and yoiks reinterpret territoriality and identity in the face of modern challenges with guest speaker Léopold Beyaert.
Collaborative Archaeology Field Schools: Perspectives from the Central California Coast
September 27, 2024
Join UAF Anthropology for a virtual talk by Dr. Gabriel Sanchez on Indigenous-led collaborative archaeology in Central California.
In the Hot Seat: Cultural Anthropology, Government Bureaucracy, and Subsistence in Rural Alaska
August 23, 2024
The Department of Anthropology welcomes Dr. Brent Vickers on Nov. 15, 2024, for a lecture on balancing federal regulations with rural Alaskan subsistence needs.
March 01, 2024
The UAF Department of Anthropology is hosting a public lecture by Caroline Funk, research faculty at University at Buffalo, research affiliate of the Museum of the North, and research associate at the Museum of the Aleutians.