Anthropologists Abroad (ANT297/298) is a proseminar designed for undergraduate anthropology majors and minors at Connecticut College, particularly those who pursue studies and research outside of the United States. Collaboratively designed…
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MenuChristopher Steiner (PhD. Harvard) is Professor of Anthropology and Lucy C. McDannel ’22 Professor of Art History. He teaches a range of interdisciplinary courses in art history, anthropology and museum studies. His classes cover topics on the traditional and contemporary arts of Africa; on the visual representation of race and ethnic identity in art and film; on the history of museums and on recent museum debates and controversies; and on kitsch or “bad” art emerging from the margins, cracks and corners of the canonical art world. His field research in West Africa focuses on the construction of value and meaning in art through transnational exchange, resulting in numerous articles and his award-winning book African Art in Transit.