Cultural Studies (audio)

Anthropology encompasses a number of historical and comparative approaches to human cultural and physical variety, ranging from the study of human evolution and prehistory to the study of cultures as systems of meaningful symbols. Anthropology involves, at one extreme, such natural scientific studies as anatomy, ecology, genetics, and geology; at the other, various social sciences and humanities ranging from psychology, sociology, and linguistics to philosophy, history, and comparative religion. The Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago has a long and proud tradition of scholarly excellence and leadership in archaeology as well as linguistic and sociocultural anthropology.