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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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I think of it as what we call in anthropology a nativist movement, a foregrounding of the people in the land.

From Salon

And how could departments of literature, sociology or anthropology be competent given the same limitation?

From The Wall Street Journal

"This site reveals an extraordinary story of cultural continuity," said lead author David R. Braun, a professor of anthropology at the George Washington University.

From Science Daily

Merril, the Dr. Frankenstein of “anthropology,” has unleashed a digital creature that doesn’t seem all that intimidating when making sarcastic quips on the computer screen.

From Los Angeles Times

I feel the same way about the students at Columbia, where the elder Mamdani teachers government and anthropology.

From The Wall Street Journal