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J. Lorand Matory

Lawrence Richardson Distinguished Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Box 90091, Durham, NC 27708-0091
201C Friedl Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours Thursdays: 1PM-3PM (20-minute intervals)  

Selected Grants


Doctoral Dissertation Research: Piety in Progress: Video Filmmaking and Religious Encounter in Benin

Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2016

Crafting Freedom

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Endowment for the Humanities · 2012 - 2013

External Relationships


  • Academia Sinica
  • Minzu University of China
  • National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  • Tsinghua University, China; Beijing Foreign Language Institute, Beijing University
  • Yale University

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