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Department of Anthropology logo Department of Anthropology

Religion, Governance and the Political

Affiliated Faculty

photo of Maria José de Abreu
photo of Maria José de Abreu
Core Teaching Faculty - Sociocultural

Maria José de Abreu

Associate Professor of Anthropology

Research Interests

Language, Social Theory, Critical Theory
Media, Technology, Infrastructure, Urbanism
Text, Translation, Writing, Aesthetics
Religion, Governance and the Political

Affiliated Graduate Students

photo of Giorgia Mirto

Giorgia Mirto

PhD Student

Research Interests

Migration and Border Studies
Slavery, Colonialism, Race, Racial Capitalism
Criminalization, Policing, Law and Society
War, Nationalism, Displacement, Trauma
Anthropology of Death and Violence
Language, Social Theory, Critical Theory
Text, Translation, Writing, Aesthetics
Museums, Archives, Practices of Memory
Religion, Governance and the Political
Spirituality, Religion
Affect and Emotions

Dissertation / Thesis Title

The Political Life of Border Death in South Italy
photo of Ahmed Zakarya Mitiche

Ahmed Zakarya Mitiche

PhD Student

Research Interests

Religion, Governance and the Political
Language, Social Theory, Critical Theory
Archives, Practices of Memory
Slavery, Colonialism, Race, Racial Capitalism
War, Nationalism, Displacement, Trauma
Toxicity, Environment & Climate Crisis

Dissertation / Thesis Title

Formations of the Soul: Cultivation of Ethical Self and Community in Revolutionary Algeria
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