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Margarita Huayhua, PhD she/her

Associate Professor

Sociology / Anthropology

Contact

508-999-8698

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Liberal Arts 393B

Education

2010University of MichiganPhD

Teaching

  • Introduction to Social Thought
  • Introduction to Anthropology
  • Language and Social Diversity
  • Race & Ethnicity: Social Relations in the "Post-racial" Era
  • Ethnic Comparative Relations: Beyond Boundaries

Teaching

Courses

An introduction to the basic concepts of social and cultural anthropology. Readings emphasize the comparative study of societies at different levels of socio-cultural integration and from different areas of the world. This may include a brief introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology.

An introduction to the basic concepts of social and cultural anthropology. Readings emphasize the comparative study of societies at different levels of socio-cultural integration and from different areas of the world. This may include a brief introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology.

Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics. Cross-listed as WGS 350 with appropriate topic.

Teaching

Online and Continuing Education Courses

Focus on key social problems that harm our contemporary existence including our ability to sustain ourselves and the planet. The course is organized around key topics on social inequalities and injustice. The course is designed to facilitate applied research and the application of sociological and anthropological theories to real social conditions.

Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics. Cross-listed as WGS 350 with appropriate topic.
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Research

Research interests

  • Everyday interactions and discourse
  • Language and society
  • Ethnography
  • South America

Select publications

  • Margarita Huayhua

  • Margarita Huayhua (2014).

Margarita Huayhua received a PhD in anthropology from the University of Michigan (2010). She is a sociocultural anthropologists and her research and publications engage sociolinguistics, language and identity, ethnography and oral histories. She is currently associate professor of anthropology.

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