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Anthropology asks one big question: what does it mean to be human?

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Jerome Lewis

"Women's biggest husband is the Moon"

Location: Daryll Forde Seminar Room, Anthropology Building, 14 Taviton St, off Gordon Sq., London WC1H 0BW. Tube: Euston Square
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-anthropology-talks-tickets-169251647233?…

Jerome Lewis explores hunting and gender among the BaYaka of the Congo Basin through the concept of 'ekila' linking the moon, menstruation, fertility and hunting luck

 

 

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Shoes that were danced to pieces: a christmas fairytale Chris Knight
See videos of previous talks here
Radical Anthropology: What it means to be human

Radical Anthropology aims to draw together interdisciplinary approaches from evolutionary theory to social and cultural anthropology. 

When

Tuesdays, 18.30 - 20.00 pm

Where

Please register in advance via EventBrite for each talk. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-anthropology-talks-tickets-169251647233?aff=ebdssbdestsearch 

The class will be held in Daryll Forde Seminar Room in UCL Anthropology Dept (under UCL Covid guidelines) and we will run a Zoom livestream. 

Fees

We do not charge fees and everything is free, although we may occasionally suggest a small donation towards a speaker's travel expenses.