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Alan Harwood

Anthropology News

He led the deep integration of Anthropology’s broad offerings into the Core Curriculum for undergraduates, with different courses fulfilling requirements in social sciences, natural sciences, historical & cultural studies, and the arts.

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The Strange Power of Laughter

Sapiens

Indeed, it has contagious qualities: When we hear someone laugh, we often laugh, or at least smile, ourselvesan effect consistently shown through psychological research. As the cultural studies scholar Fran McDonald showsin her analysis of the incident, laughter without humor appears to render us mechanical, terrifying, monstrous.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

That includes, the editors note, anthropology, archaeology, classics, cultural studies, disability studies, ethnic studies, gender studies, history, law, linguistics, literary studies, performing arts, religious studies, philosophy, postcolonial studies, queer studies, psychology, sociology, visual arts, and women's studies.