Kevin Birth

Kevin Birth is a Professor of Anthropology at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (1993), specializing in social and psychological anthropology. His research focuses on cultural concepts of time, Caribbean communities, chronobiology, and the interplay between temporal systems and human experience.

Key interests include timekeeping practices across cultures, festival studies, and the socio-political dimensions of temporality. Notable projects explore medieval European hour systems, Trinidadian time flexibility, and the material culture of clocks. He teaches courses such as 'Introduction to Cultural Anthropology' and 'Peoples of the Caribbean.'

His work bridges historical, ethnographic, and theoretical approaches, analyzing how time structures identity, politics, and daily life. Recent publications (e.g., Objects of Time, 2012) and presentations address global timekeeping, artifacts, and the critique of homochronism (universal temporal synchronization).

He has advised no listed students but maintains active research collaborations. His contributions include exploring the Nuremberg Hour Systems through musical representation, blending anthropology with creative methodologies.