Julie Skurski
Distinguished Lecturer, Ph.D. Program
in Anthroplogy
 Julie
Skurski has been appointed Distinguished Lecturer in
Anthropology, effective September 1, 2009. She comes
from the University of Michigan, where she taught in
the departments of Anthropology and History, and was
the Associate Director of the Doctoral Program in Anthropology
and History. Her books include States
of Violence,
coedited with Fernando Coronil (2006). She is now at
work on “Civilizing Barbarism: Nationhood, Masculinity,
and Mestizaje in Early Twentieth-Century Venezuela.” Related
to this project, she is conducting research on the
relationship between secular and esoteric formations
of national and collective identity, focusing on Freemasonry
and popular religiosity in Venezuela and Cuba. She
has also been working on the artistic work and political
vision of several popular painters in Venezuela. She
is a member of the editorial board of the “Politics,
History, Culture” book series of Duke University
Press. Skurski earned her Ph.D. at the University of
Chicago.
Photo: Courtesy of
J. Skurski |
