Jenn Lupu joins the Anthropology and Sociology department as an Assistant Professor. She received her PhD in Anthropology at Northwestern University in 2023. She comes to Rhodes after serving as a visiting professor at Northwestern University and completing a fellowship at the Science History Institute. Dr. Lupu is a historical archaeologist researching medicine access, inequality, and queer history using artifacts excavated from 19th and 20th century household trash in Washington, DC. She teaches courses on medicine and society, critical geography, and queer anthropology.
Education
PhD - Northwestern University
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology
Anthropology and Sociology
Expertise
Anthropology and Sociology: LGBTQ+ history, history of sex work/prostitution in America, criminalization of sex work in America, archaeology of American cities, sex worker rights activism, 19th and early 20th century history of pharmaceuticals