Michael Wesch
Professor
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
- ProfessorDepartment of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
- Kansas State University, SASW, 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Manhattan, KS, 66506, United States
- Kansas State University, 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Manhattan, KS, 66506, United States
ABOUt
Michael Wesch is Professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University and the author of The Art of Being Human, a free textbook alternative for Anthropology available at anth101.com. The New York Times listed him as one of ten professors whose courses "mess with old models" and "give students an experience that might change how they think, what they care about or even how they live their lives." He has won several major awards for his work, including the US Professor of the Year Award from the Carnegie Foundation, the Wired Magazine Rave Award, and the Emerging Explorer Award from National Geographic.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Professor of AnthropologyKansas State University, SASW, 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Manhattan, 66506, United States8 Jan 2004
DEGREES
- PhD, AnthopologyUniversity of Virginia, Anthropology, Charlottesville, VA, United States1 Aug 1998 - 1 May 2006
LANGUAGES
- Spanish - Latin AmericanCan read and write
- ItalianCan read and write
- VietnameseCan read and write
- Tok PisinCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review