Marjorie Snipes, Ph.D.
Professor and Program Coordinator of Anthropology
678-839-6453
msnipes@westga. edu
Anthropology Building - Room 11
My research interests are in cultural anthropology, Latin America, Andes, anthropological theory, ethnographic field methods, symbolic anthropology, animals and culture/pastoralism, and anthropology of religion. My courses:
Anth 1102 Introduction to Anthropology (4 fields)
Anth 3170 Religion in America: The Shakers & Utopian Religious Communities
Anth 3188 Ethnographic Field Methods
Anth 4100 History of Anthropological Thought
Anth 4134 Animals and Culture (graduate section Anth 5134)
Anth 4144 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (graduate section Anth 5144)
Anth 4170 Myth, Magic, and Religion (graduate section Anth 5170)
Anth 4190 Modern Shamanism (graduate section Anth 5190)
- B.A., College of William and Mary, 1985
- M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1996
- ANTH-1100 (Faces of Culture)
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology)
- ANTH-3170 (Religion in America: Shakers)
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods)
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought)
- ANTH-4134 (Animals and Culture)
- ANTH-4144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer)
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion)
- ANTH-4186 (Internship-Teaching & Ministry)
- ANTH-4190 (Modern Shamanism)
- ANTH-4881 (Food and Culture)
- ANTH-4885 (Shakers & Utopian Comm in US)
- ANTH-5144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer)
- ANTH-5170 (Myth, Magic and Religion)
- ANTH-5190 (Graduate-Modern Shamanism)
Summer 2023 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4190 (Modern Shamanism) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2023 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2022 Sections
- ANTH-1100 (Faces of Culture) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2022 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2022 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-5144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2021 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4881 (Grief Across Species) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4881 (Anthropological theory) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2021 Sections
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4190 (Modern Shamanism) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-5190 (Graduate-Modern Shamanism) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2021 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4134 (Animals and Culture) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2020 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2020 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
Fall 2019 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E05
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology-Honors) Section: 25H
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01
Summer 2019 Sections
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods) Section: 01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
Spring 2019 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02
- ANTH-4144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer) Section: 01
- ANTH-5144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer) Section: 01
Fall 2018 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E03
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E04
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01
Summer 2018 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
- ANTH-5170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
Spring 2018 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E02
- ANTH-3170 (Religion in America: Shakers) Section: 01
Fall 2017 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 03
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 04
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01
- ANTH-4186 (Internship-Teaching & Ministry) Section: E01
- ANTH-4881 (Food and Culture) Section: 01D
Summer 2017 Sections
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods) Section: 01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
Spring 2017 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 02
- ANTH-4144 (Peoples & Cultures Latin Amer) Section: 01
Fall 2016 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 03
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01
Summer 2016 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: E01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
Spring 2016 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 04
- ANTH-4134 (Animals and Culture) Section: 01
Fall 2015 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 01
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 25H
- ANTH-4100 (Hist Anthropological Thought) Section: 01
Summer 2015 Sections
- ANTH-3188 (Ethnographic Field Methods) Section: 01
- ANTH-4170 (Myth, Magic and Religion) Section: E01
- ANTH-4885 (Shakers & Utopian Comm in US) Section: 01
Spring 2015 Sections
- ANTH-1102 (Intro to Anthropology) Section: 01
- ANTH-3170 (Religion in America: Shakers) Section: 01
Snipes, Marjorie. 2020. De como me volvi gaucha. In Antropologas de la gran puna. Constanza Ceruti, editora. Salta: EUCASAL (Universidad Catolica de Salta - Argentina). [View Publication External Resource]
Salamone, Frank A. and Marjorie M. Snipes, eds. 2018. The Intellectual Legacy of Victor and Edith Turner. Lanham, CO: Lexington Books/Rowman & Littlefield. [View Publication External Resource]
Snipes, Marjorie M. and Frank A. Salamone, eds. 2016. Passing the Torch: Mentoring in the Social Sciences. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press. [View Publication External Resource]
Snipes, Marjorie M. 2014. Montana Winter Days. Vabella Publishing.