Andrew Newman

Andrew Newman is an Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and Undergraduate Program Director at Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the CUNY Graduate Center (2011). His research focuses on urban ethnography, historical anthropology, and collaborative/participatory research methods, with a focus on Detroit and Paris. Key themes include race, inequality, urban ecology, foodways, and the colonial legacies shaping urban visual culture.

His current project, *Empire’s Garden*, examines how 19th-century French anthropological research on race influenced Paris's visual culture and vice versa. He has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, and others. Newman teaches courses like Introduction to Anthropology and Global Detroit.

• Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology, CUNY Graduate Center (2011)
• Awards: NEH Fellowship (2025), Career Development Chair (2021-2022), and multiple book awards
• Grants: NSF, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Antipode Foundation

His work bridges urban theory and activism, emphasizing how marginalized communities reshape cities. He advises graduate students in environmental, historical, and urban anthropology.