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@oxford-anthro.bsky.socialWe are delighted to announce the Marett Memorial Lecture 2026 - The Anthropocene, Lost and Found: Towards an Eventful, Situated and Patchy Study of Planetary Disruption
Delivered by Professor Nils Bubandt @au.dk
Fri 23 Oct, 5pm
Fitzhugh Auditorium
All welcome!
@oxford-anthro.bsky.socialWe are delighted to welcome the 2026-27 cohort to the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography, University of Oxford! We are very much looking forward to working and thinking together during your time at the School.
@oxford-anthro.bsky.socialHow much do we really know about the history, politics and industry that nestle inside a glass of milk? 🥛
Alum @jcniala.bsky.social brings the anthropological perspective to a new #BBCIdeas film produced with @socsci.ox.ac.uk
Find out more ⬇️
anthro.site.ox.ac.uk/articles/why...
@oxford-anthro.bsky.socialWhy do some chimpanzee mothers carry their dead infants for months?
New study by doctoral candidate Reece Hammond & @tpuschel.bsky.social finds that strong maternal bonds and cause death provides the most consistent explanation.
@oxford-anthro.bsky.socialA fascinating interview with Professor Harvey Whitehouse, Chair of Social Anthropology and Director of the Centre for the Study of Social Cohesion (CSSC) on why humans cooperate and how some of his most surprising work has involved people pushed to the limits.
