Events
Welcome to the Department of Anthropology's events page! Events are open to all members
of the University of South Carolina community and the public. Topics range from scholarly
research to industry advice (e.g., careers, publishing, research).
In
particular, the Colloquia Series hosts local scholars and invited guests who cover
engaging research from around the world. They are an excellent opportunity to learn
about groundbreaking anthropological research, to meet and interact with scholars,
and get inspired by what others are doing.
2025
Nuclear Imaginaries: Art, Archaeology and the Heritage Common Sense
In the last decades of the 20th century, the U.S. government grappled with ways to
manage waste accumulating from military and civilian applications of nuclear technology.
Experts from science, humanities, and social sciences—including anthropologists—were
enlisted in bureaucratic exercises to imagine future human behavior and design interventions
to protect waste from exposure for at least 10,000 years.
Thursday, September 4th | Gambrell 431 | 3:00 - 5:00pm