hector qirko

Hector Qirko

Professor of Anthropology

Education: 

Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Dissertation: "Induced Altruism in the Maintenance of Institutionalized Celibacy"

M.A., Anthropology, University of Tennessee

B.A. with highest honors, Anthropology, University of Tennessee

Interests:

  •  Applied anthropology
  • Organizational and institutional cultures
  • Evolutionary theory and cultural patterning
  • Popular culture and identity

Courses Taught 

  • ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology
  • ANTH 201: Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 210: Development of Anthropological Thought
  • ANTH 319: Special Topic: Anthropology and Business
  • ANTH 319: Special Topic: Popular Culture and Identity
  • ANTH 325: Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
  • ANTH 342: Human Behavior and Evolution
  • ANTH 345: Applied Anthropology
  • ANTH 362: Social and Cultural Change
  • ANTH 491: Research Methods
  • FYSM 103: Identity and Popular Culture