DISCIPLINES & SUBDISCIPLINES

Anthropology & Other Disciplines

Anthropologists form themselves into a wide variety of groups based on their training or their interest in particular aspects of anthropology. These groups change over time, and they vary around the world.

In this section we explore some of the conventional sub-disciplines within North American, and to some extent British anthropology. We also explore the way anthropology, as a discipline has interacted (or not) with other social science disciplines within the US academic tradition, leading to various hybrids and new mixtures--sometimes called interdisciplinarity.

Finally, we have begun the task of discussing anthropology as a discipline within other national academic traditions. The essays on national traditions include information on their historical development.

DISCIPLINES	SUBDISCIPLINES
Ethnobiology	Anthropology and National Parks Anthropology of Performance Anthropology of Religion Anthropology of the Senses Anthropology of Tourism Applied Anthropology Cognitive Anthropology Cultural Materialism Ecological Anthropology Feminist Anthropology Forensic Anthropology Humanistic Anthropology Legal Anthropology Psychological Anthropology Urban Anthropology
Linguistics • Linguistics Through Time


NATIONAL TRADITIONS
Brazilian Anthropology
History of Brazilian Anthropology
Caribbeanist Anthropology


INTERDISCIPLINARITY
Gender Studies
Linguistics, Women’s/Gender Studies, History & Philosophy of Science, & Education

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Richard Wilk

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This site is generously sponsored by the IU Department of Anthropology and IU Campus Instructional Consulting and was designed by Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams.