Paul Stoller, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Paul Stoller has been conducting anthropological research for 30 years. His
early work concerned the religion of the Songhay people who live in the
Republics of Niger and Mali in West Africa. In that work, he focused primarily
on magic, sorcery and spirit possession practices. Since 1992, Stoller has
pursued studies of West African immigrants in New York City. Those studies have
concerned such topics as the cultural dynamics of informal market economies and
the politics of immigration. The results of this ongoing research has led
Stoller to the study of the anthropology of religion, visual anthropology, the
anthropology of senses and economic anthropology. Stoller’s work has
resulted in the publication of 11 books, including ethnographies, biographies,
memoirs as well as two novels. His work is widely read and recognized. In 1994
he was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2002, the American
Anthropological Association named him the recipient of the Robert B Textor Award
for Excellence in Anthropology. He lectures frequently both in the United States
and Europe and has appeared on various NPR programs as well as on the National
Geographic Television Network.
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Courses Offered by Paul Stoller
- Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
- Magic Witchcraft and Religion
- The History of Ethnological Theory
- The Culture of Cities
- Economic Anthropology
- The Culture and Peoples of Africa
- Visual Anthropology
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