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Targol Mesbah
Assistant Professor
Anthropology and Social Change
School of Consciousness and Transformation
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz
BA, University of California, Irvine
Targol Mesbah, PhD, received her BA in film studies from the University of California Irvine and her PhD in history of consciousness at University of California Santa Cruz. She is presently working on her book manuscript entitled Why Does the Other Suffer? War, Trauma, and the Everyday. She has taught courses in critical theory, postcolonial critique, media studies, and Iranian cinema. Her research interests include critiques of the normalizing effects of biopower; poststructuralist philosophy; psychoanalytic time; and the politics of difference.
Anthropology and Social Change Faculty
Jen AngelAdjunct Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Social Change
BA, Ohio State University,
Karl Beitel
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, MA, University of California, Davis,
Chris CarlssonAdjunct Senior Lecturer, Anthropology and Social Change
Shelley Carr
Program Coordinator, Anthropology and Social Change
Program Coordinator, Master of Fine Arts Program
K. Michelle GlowaAssistant Professor, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD Candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz,
BA, BS, Colorado State University,
Andrej GrubacicProfessor and Department Chair, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, MA, State University of New York, Binghamton,
BA, University of Belgrade,
Caitlin Kelly HenryAdjunct Senior Lecturer, Anthropology and Social Change
JD, University of California, Hastings College of the Law,
BA, New York University,
Ramsey KanaanAdjunct Professor,
Greg LandauAdjunct Senior Lecturer, Transformative Inquiry
PhD, MA, University of California, San Diego,
BA, University of California, Berkeley,
Sasha LilleyAdjunct Instructor, Anthropology and Social Change
BA, University of California, Berkeley,
Kai Lundgren-WilliamsAdjunct Senior Lecturer ,
Adjunct Senior Lecturer , Interdisciplinary Studies
PhD, Binghamton University ,
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David MartinezAdjunct Instructor, Anthropology and Social Change
MFA, University of Texas at Austin,
Targol MesbahAssistant Professor, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz,
BA, University of California, Irvine,
Mutombo MpanyaProfessor , Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, University of Michigan,
MA, University of Notre Dame,
Hodari ToureAssociated Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, MA, BA, University of California, Berkeley,
Fouzieyha TowghiAssociated Associate Professor, Anthropology and Social Change
PhD, MA, State University of New York, Stony Brook,
MR, University of Notre Dame,
