Maria Lepowsky

Maria Lepowsky is a Professor in the departments of Gender & Women's Studies and Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her position combines dual departmental affiliations, reflecting her interdisciplinary research interests.

Her research focuses on cultural anthropology with emphases on gender, historical anthropology, environmental issues, ritual practices, and regional expertise in Oceania (particularly New Guinea), Native California, and the American West. Methodologically, she explores themes of exchange systems, medical/nutritional anthropology, and psychological dimensions of culture.

Lepowsky teaches graduate and undergraduate courses such as GWS/ANTHRO 920: Anthropology of Gender and GWS 420: Women in Cross-Societal Perspective, integrating theoretical frameworks with cross-cultural case studies.

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