معرفی
Sergei A. Kan is a Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, with affiliations at Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies and the University of Haifa, Israel. His research focuses on Alaska Native cultures (particularly the Tlingit), the history of American and Russian anthropology, and Jewish diaspora ethnography. His work bridges ethnohistory, cultural anthropology, and visual documentation.
Education:
- B.A., Moscow State University
- M.A., Boston University
- Ph.D., University of Chicago
Research Interests: Dr. Kan explores how Tlingit cultures have evolved while preserving core values, the intellectual exchanges between Boasian and Russian anthropologists, and the role of photography as an ethnohistorical tool. He has published biographies of key anthropologists like Alexander Goldenweiser and Paul Radin, and his work often intersects with themes of death, ethnicity, and nationalism.
Recent Projects:
- An annotated edition of Elbridge W. Merrill’s Sitka photographs
- An intellectual biography of Paul Radin
- A Russian translation of his book on Lev Shternberg
Awards:
- 2015 Western History Association Joan Patterson Kerr Award
- 1990 Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award
Teaching: Courses include ANTH 14 (Anthropology of Death and Dying), ANTH 72 (Ethnicity and Nationalism), and COCO 33 (Homelands and Diasporas: Russian Jews).
