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Robin Kirk

Professor of the Practice of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Box 90403, Durham, NC 27708
114 S. Buchanan Blvd., Smith Warehouse B183, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of the Practice of Cultural Anthropology · 2021 - Present Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Co-Director of the Duke Human Rights Center at FHI · 2018 - Present John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice of Cultural Anthropology · 2021 - 2021 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Senior Lecturer of Cultural Anthropology · 2018 - 2020 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of the Human Rights Certificate Program of Trinity College · 2016 - 2019 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Anthropology · 2009 - 2018 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Co-Chair of the Executive Committee of the Duke Human Rights Center at FHI · 2015 - 2018 Cultural Anthropology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Lecturer of International Comparative Studies · 2016 - 2018 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Lecturer in the International Comparative Studies Program · 2015 - 2016 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Program in International Comparative Studies · 2012 - 2014 International Comparative Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Executive Director of the Duke Human Rights Center · 2007 - 2012 John Hope Franklin Humanities Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Director, Human Rights Certificate, 2012-present
Member, Curriculum Committee, 2021-present