Anthropology

Recent SIUE Anthropology alumnus Jake Sebok (class of 2018) is perhaps best remembered for his amazing senior project on the impact of Spanish colonialism on ethnic diversity in central Mexico (read all about it in our Facebook page post from April 16). Even more amazing, Jake’s research for a completely different project is going to be published in the peer-reviewed journal Language Documentation and Conservation. While he was doing his Aztec research, Jake was also working as a rese...

SIUE Anthropology is growing, and so, we are hiring. Below is a short job description. For the complete announcement, go to SAA or AAA websites. 

The Department of Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) invites applications for a continuing tenure-track (9 month) position at the level of Assistant Professor, specializing in archaeology, beginning August 2019. We seek a colleague with an active research focus in North American archaeology. There...

As we launch a new school year, the SIUE Anthropology Department is a hubbub of activity as always. First, we hope you like the look of our new webpage! It's mobile-friendly, so you can keep tuned in all the time now.

We have also had some major personnel changes in Anthropology in recent months. Our Chair since 2012, Professor Jennifer Rehg, was promoted to Asssociate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, a position which she assumed on July 1, 2018. We are sorry to lose a great teacher an...

Jeff Thomas, internationally renowned Urban Iroquois photographer, will visit the SIUE campus this March to open a show of his work, titled Birdman Rising: Conversations beyond Colonialism. The show will feature photographs Thomas took during a prior visit to the area, including photographs of Native American artifacts from the SIUE University Museum collections and landscapes at local Native sites such as Cahokia Mounds. The Birdman is a powerful symbol of Cahokia and also represented in the Un...