{"id":11014,"date":"2024-08-20T13:57:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T17:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/149.4.100.129\/academics\/anthropology\/?page_id=11014"},"modified":"2025-10-28T09:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:28:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/academics\/anthropology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/50\/2024\/08\/hortense-powdermaker-anthropology-cuny-queens-college-long-scaled.jpg&#8221; background_position=&#8221;center_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_enable_mask_style=&#8221;on&#8221; background_mask_style=&#8221;arch&#8221; background_mask_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; background_mask_blend_mode=&#8221;overlay&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; background_enable_image_tablet=&#8221;off&#8221; background_enable_image_phone=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Anthropology at Queens College&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Anthropology Department at Queens College was founded in 1938 by Hortense Powdermaker. 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