Department Colloquium Series
During the academic year, the department organizes a variety of colloquium events,
for which it typically brings in outside speakers. All events are open to anyone who
wants to attend and include beverages and snacks. These events are an excellent opportunity
to be inspired by what others are doing, learn about the state of the anthropology,
and interact with influential researchers from across the world. The following colloquia
events will count toward your Anthropology Certificate requirements, unless otherwise
stated. To receive email announcements with up to date details regarding the colloquium
series and department events, please sign up here.
- February 9, 2026
- 9:00am - 6:00pm
- UCI Student Center and The Irvine Barclay Theatre
- January 16, 2026
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Social Science Plaza B, Room 1222
- Elliott Sober, Hans Reichenbach Professor and William F. Vilas Research Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Visiting Professor, Department of Philosophy, Stanford University
- January 15, 2026
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
- Tim Layton, University of Virginia
- January 13, 2026
- 1:00pm - 2:30pm
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
- January 12, 2026
- 4:00pm - 5:15pm
- Humanities Gateway, Room 1030 + Zoom
- Stephen R. Platt, Professor of History, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- December 12, 2025
- 12:00pm - 1:15pm
- UCI Law Building, LAW 3500
- Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Chancellor's Professor of History and Asian American Studies, UC Irvine School of Humanities
- December 8, 2025
- 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
- December 5, 2025
- 12:30pm - 2:00pm
- Social Science Tower, Room 530
- Kaily Heitz, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, UCLA
- December 4, 2025
- 12:30pm - 1:30pm
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517
- Leonard Wantchekon, Princeton University
- December 4, 2025
- 12:30pm - 2:00pm
- Social Science Tower, Room 777
- Loren B. Landau, Professor, Department of International Development, University of Oxford and Research Professor, African Centre for Migration and Society, University of Witwatersrand