Anne Lewinson

Associate Professor of Anthropology at Berry College's Sociology and Anthropology Department, Anne Lewinson specializes in urban transformation in East Africa. Her research focuses on Tanzanian urban culture evolution since the shift from African socialism to globalization, particularly among white/pink-collar professionals. She explores themes like gender relations, domestic architecture, and life cycle events as lenses into African city dynamics.

Teaching interests include cultural anthropology, African societies, urban anthropology, and sociological theory. Her ethnographic fieldwork in Dar es Salaam examines how schooling and mobility shape a distinct professional urban class. She has published widely on topics ranging from hip hop subcultures to postcolonial spatial politics.

Lewinson's work bridges globalization's impact with localized cultural responses, emphasizing how Tanzanians navigate modernity through urban spaces and social practices. Her research highlights intersections of class, gender, and global economic shifts in African metropolises.