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Lucien Castaing-Taylor is the John Cowles Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University, serving as Director of the Sensory Ethnography Lab. His research explores the intersection of art and ethnographic insight, focusing on sensory ethnography, media anthropology, and post-human multi-species anthropology. Castaing-Taylor's works interrogate cultural political ecology across contexts such as the Franco-Creole Caribbean, Europe, and the American West. His films have been exhibited internationally and are included in the permanent collections of prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art and the British Museum. He has received numerous awards for his contributions to film and ethnography, including the Alpert Award in the Arts and the FIPRESCI Award. Castaing-Taylor has collaborated with several artists and filmmakers, producing noteworthy installations and documentaries that provoke thought about the human and non-human condition. His scholarly contributions to visual anthropology include editing and authoring several influential texts and serving as founding editor of the journal Visual Anthropology Review.
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA
Castaing-Taylor holds the position of John Cowles Professor of Anthropology and directs the Sensory Ethnography Lab.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).