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Shannon Lee Dawdy is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Chicago. She completed her PhD at the University of Michigan in 2003. Her research primarily focuses on contemporary and historical archaeology, historical anthropology, and social dynamics in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Dawdy's work is characterized by a rich blend of archival, ethnographic, and archaeological methods. She has explored diverse topics such as colonialism, capitalism, death practices, and disasters, leading to the publication of several influential works including 'American Afterlives' and 'Undoing Things'. Throughout her career, she has been supported by prestigious organizations such as the MacArthur Foundation and the National Science Foundation, which has enabled her to develop initiatives that bridge academia with community engagement. Dawdy's dedication to academia is evident in her commitment to exploring how material objects and landscapes influence human relationships and negotiating cultural significances of time. Her ongoing projects continue to investigate changing death practices and their socio-political implications.
Department of Philosophy