Anthropology studies (particularly in the USA) are usually focused on some variation of these 4 main sub-disciplines, areas of concentration that help scholars better understand our human origins of peoples, histories of civilizations, and the cultural diversity that tell us a lot about the human species:
Cultural (or sociocultural)To learn more, check out the rest of our guide or select the animated image to watch a video by archaeology professor Andrew Kinkella:
A concise introduction to cultural anthropology by 
Archaeology and colonialism: cultural contact from 5000 B.C. to the present by 
Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory by 
A history of anthropology by 
One world anthropology and beyond: a multidisciplinary engagement with the work of Tim Ingold by 
Critical anthropology by 
The alternative introduction to biological anthropology by 
The moral work of anthropology: ethnographic studies of anthropologists at work by 
Why America's top pundits are wrong: anthropologists talk back by 
The postcolonial turn :re-imagining anthropology and Africa] by 
Cold War anthropology: the CIA, the Pentagon, and the growth of dual use anthropology by 
Becoming human: romantic anthropology and the embodiment of freedom by 
The evolution of emotional communication by 
Indigenising anthropology with Guattari and Deleuze by 
Music as heritage by 
Introduction to forensic anthropology by 
Anthropology and public health by 
Un-settling Middle Eastern refugees: regimes of exclusion and inclusion in the Middle East, Europe, and North America by 
The politics of genocide: from the genocide convention to the responsibility to protect by 
Redefining genocide: settler colonialism, social death and ecocide by 
Confronting evil: engaging our responsibility to prevent genocide by 
Marginalisation and aggression from bullying to genocide: critical educational and psychological perspectives by 
Time for reparations: a global perspective by 
You don't have to go far to do a little archaeological research, there's plenty to dig into right here in Kuwait! The National Council for Culture, Arts, and Letters oversees and runs several excavation projects on Failaka Island especially, uncovering some of the world's oldest artefacts that originate from at least five different ancient civilisations. Visit the official NCCAL website to learn more
Our global cultural records are becoming more fragile as we enter ever deeper into the digital era, with questions of ownership and preservation becoming more relevant than ever. Check out this report written by specialists at the Internet Archive (a free digital library) who talk about the importance of storing digital histories and cultural legacies and making them freely available online to the public to access our collective histories, and by extension, our digital futures.
Tribal modern: branding new nations in the Arab Gulf by 
Spaces of participation: dynamics of social and political change in the Arab world by 
Cultural anthropology of the Middle East: a bibliography by 
Citizenship in the Arab world: kin, religion and nation-state by 
We can learn so much from the anthropology of the past, whether from the controversial yet insightful historical expeditions or from the many key theories of iconic thinkers in the field. But there's also a lot to learn when it comes to the value of anthropology today, here and now: check out some of these interviews featuring anthropologists from our region, or studying our region, and their thoughts on how anthropology fits in our world:
Image courtesy of SOAS University of London's 'Ethnographic interview: Anthropology Virtual Classroom' video lecture
