Social and cultural anthropology is the study of different societies and cultures around the world: both what humans share in common, and what is special to different groups of people. Anthropologists are concerned with understanding social life and ways of thought in all sorts of groups, from small communities to modern nations.
Dr Jadran Mimica, Dr Luis Angosto Ferrandez, Professor Linda Connor, Dr Ute Eickelkamp, Dr Gaynor Macdonald, Dr Neil Maclean, Dr Yasmine Musharbash, Dr Robbie Peters, Dr Ryan Schram, Dr Terry Woronov.
Department of Anthropology, School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS)
Masters/PHD
The main areas of regional expertise are contemporary Australia including Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander anthropology, Southeast Asian Anthropology, East Asian Anthropology, and the anthropology of Melanesia and Latin America.
Areas of specialisation include the anthropology of development, migration, globalisation and social inequality, rural and regional communities, consumer and youth culture, psychoanalysis, medical anthropology, urban studies, and environmental change.
The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 440