{"id":10782,"date":"2024-06-26T14:16:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T18:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/anthropology\/?page_id=10782"},"modified":"2026-05-05T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T19:44:28","slug":"anthropology-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to QC Anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.43)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/06\/cuny-queens-college-anthropology-department.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;hard-light&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector {||  min-height: 700px||}||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_5,3_5,1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Anthropology&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector h1 {||  text-align: center !important;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector p {||  text-align: center;||}&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>Anthropology is the study of human beings and humankind in the broadest sense. Anthropologists study present and past human cultures and societies, human and non-human primate biology and evolution, and language in social contexts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.35)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;selector p {||  text-align: center;||}&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#EFEFEF&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair:<\/strong><span>\u00a0 \u00a0Larissa Swedell<\/span><br \/><strong>Office:<\/strong><span>\u00a0 Powdermaker 314<\/span><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong><span>\u00a0 718-997-5510<\/span><br \/><strong>E-mail:<\/strong><span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:%20LSwedell@qc.cuny.edu\" role=\"link\">LSwedell@qc.cuny.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243; 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