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Paul Shankman is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Critical Media Practices at the University of Colorado Boulder. A cultural anthropologist, he specializes in Samoa, Polynesia, ecological anthropology, political anthropology, and the history of anthropology, with a significant focus on the Mead-Freeman controversy.
- Ph.D., Harvard University (1973)
- B.A., University of California-Santa Barbara (1965)
His research centers on Margaret Mead's work in American Samoa, the evolution of anthropological theory, and the interplay between culture, biology, and environment. He has also explored the Holocaust and 20th-century genocides through an anthropological lens in his courses.
Recent publications address transnational migration, colonial regulation of sex, and globalization's effects on Pacific societies. Shankman is featured in a BBC documentary (Tales from the Jungle: Margaret Mead) and has contributed to debates on ethnographic accuracy and historical interpretation.
As a primary instructor for ANTH 4580/JWST 4580: The Holocaust: An Anthropological Perspective, he examines genocide dynamics using anthropological frameworks. His fieldwork in Samoa spans since 1966, and he has analyzed topics like interethnic unions, political structures, and ecological challenges.
