I think teaching anthropology is critical. It not only teaches students about anthropology, but also the huge array of people, beliefs, behaviors, and cultures around the world. It also helps students learn and practice essential skills that help their learning and capacity now and in the future like critical thinking, note taking, question asking, and source analysis.

Coming Soon!

• Public Advocacy in Anthropology (ANTH 255) - In Person Starting Fall 2026

  • Major revisions to course at UD.

• Anthropological Project Management and Planning (ANTH 378) - In Person Starting Fall 2026

  • Newly developed course for UD.

Classes Taught

• Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 101) - In Person or Online Asynchronous

  • Provost’s Teaching Fellow Alumni from UD’s Center for Teaching & Assessment of Learning Foundational Course Initiative (FCI)

  • Discussed in “How I Teach - Anthropology” in UDaily

• Apocalypses Now: Disasters & Anthropology in Music, Sports, and Beyond (ANTH 238)

  • Newly developed course for UD.

• Culture, Health, and Environment (ANTH/HBNS/CLIM 304)

  • Revised with support of a UD Climate Hub Course Development Grant in 2022.

• Dislocation and Heritage (Currently Taught as ANTH 350: Contemporary Topics in Anthropology)

  • Newly developed course for UD. Co-taught with Dr. Lu Ann DeCunzo and sole taught.

• Disaster Anthropology (ANTH 440/640)

  • Newly developed course for UD.

• Applied Anthropology Tutorial (ANTH 489)

• Disasters and Cultural Change (DISA/ANTH 655)

  • Newly developed course for UD.

Thinking In and Out of the Classroom

Publications

• 2021.J.Trivedi. Is This Still Triage? Or Are We Back to Teaching? Teaching and Learning Anthropology 4(1): 130-41.

• 2020, 2018. J. Trivedi. Zombies in the Classroom: The Importance of Teaching the Zombie Apocalypse in Anthropology Classes. Teaching and Learning Anthropology: Teaching Resources. Reprinted with permission from The Geek Anthropologist.Named one of The Geek Anthropologist Editors' Favorite Posts of 2018.

• 2019. J. Trivedi and A. Trivedi. The Self, The Other, And the Question of Respect in the Classroom: How Class Assignments, Discussions, and Debates Are Intertwined with Issues of Respect for Students and Professors. In Respect on Campus in an Age of Growing Disrespect. R. Engvall and J. Skolnikoff, eds. Pp. 43-53. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Media

• 2023. E. Smith. University professors reflect on the educational aspects of AI. The Review. 11/30.

• 2023. UDaily Staff. Foundational Course Initiative Enhances Student Experiences. UDaily. 10/31.

• 2021. C. Hogan.The university community responds to ‘Re-coop’ days. The Review. 4/21.

• 2021. L. Magee.Professors reflect on the benefits, the drawbacks and the newfound skills of teaching online courses. The Review. 4/7.

• 2020. Y. Asif. How are professors coping with the sudden campus closure? The Review. 3/20