Sociology and Anthropology
Welcome Our New Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty
Laura DeMarco joins the Department of Sociology and Anthropology as assistant professor in the area of crime, law and social control, in which she will teach.
Troy Case Named Head, Sociology and Anthropology
NC State’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology will welcome Troy Case as head, effective July 1, 2020.
Meet our Outstanding Spring 2020 PhD and Masters Graduates
We would like to congratulate our Anthropology MA and Sociology MS graduates as well as our Sociology PhD Spring 2020 graduates. We wish them the best of luck as they venture into their next endeavors.
Anthropology Major Spends Summer at NYC’s American Museum of Natural History
Working as a summer anthropology intern at the American Museum of Natural History, NC State anthropology major Colin Gravelle has researched and written about some unique objects.
Ethnographic Field School in Guatemala
NC State’s Ethnographic Field School teaches students about the environmental, socio-economic and cultural impacts of tourism for a quarter century.
NC State Students Excavate Prehistoric Settlement in Cyprus
A group of 15 NC State undergraduates traveled to the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean to take part in an archaeological field school.
Faculty Profile: Dr. Sinikka Elliott
Note: This interview was conducted in February 2016. It is being shared now in honor of Dr. Elliott’s departure from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology after 9 years of teaching, engagement, and service at North Carolina State University. She […]
12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium
Several graduate students from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology presented at the 12th Annual Graduate Research Symposium on March 22nd, 2017.
Just Mercy: Bryan Stevenson Speaks to NC State
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is the 2016 Common Reading Selection for NC State, and is required reading for incoming undergraduate students in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences. Written by Bryan Stevenson, founder and Executive […]
The Archaeology of Prehistoric Climate Change
Archaeologists have long been concerned about the effects of past climactic events, especially how these events may have influenced human decision-making processes.