
Ayana Omilade Flewellen
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Bio
Ayana Omilade Flewellen (they/she) is a Black Feminist, an archaeologist, an artist scholar, and a storyteller. As a scholar of anthropology and African and African Diaspora Studies, Flewellen's intellectual genealogy is shaped by critical theory rooted in Black feminist epistemology and pedagogy. This epistemological backdrop not only constructs the way they design, conduct, and produce their scholarship but acts as foundational to how she advocates for greater diversity within the field of archaeology and within the broader scope of academia. Flewellen is the co-founder and current President of the Society of Black Archaeologists and sits on the Board of Diving With A Purpose. In July 2022 they will be joining the Department of Anthropology at Stanford University as an Assistant Profess. Her research and teaching interests address Black Feminist Theory, historical archaeology, memory, maritime heritage conservation, public and community-engaged archaeology, processes of identity formations, and representations of slavery and its afterlives. Flewellen has been featured in National Geographic, Science Magazine, PBS, and CNN; and regularly presents her work at institutions including The National Museum for Women in the Arts.
Academic Appointments
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Assistant Professor, Anthropology
2023-24 Courses
- "The Will to Adorn": An Anthropology of Dress
AFRICAAM 121B, ANTHRO 121B, ANTHRO 221B, ARCHLGY 121B, ARCHLGY 221B (Spr) - Proposal Writing Seminar in Archaeology
ANTHRO 308A (Spr) - The Archaeology of Africa and African Diaspora History and Culture
ANTHRO 137A, ANTHRO 237A, ARCHLGY 137A, ARCHLGY 237A (Aut) -
Independent Studies (10)
- Directed Individual Study
ANTHRO 451 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Graduate Internship
ANTHRO 452 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Graduate Teaching
ANTHRO 440 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Independent Study for Honors or Senior Paper Writing
ANTHRO 95B (Aut, Win, Spr) - Internship in Anthropology
ANTHRO 97 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Master's Project
ANTHRO 441 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Qualifying Examination: Area
ANTHRO 401B (Aut, Win, Spr) - Qualifying Examination: Topic
ANTHRO 401A (Aut, Spr) - Research Apprenticeship
ANTHRO 450 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Research in Anthropology
ANTHRO 95 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Directed Individual Study
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Prior Year Courses
2022-23 Courses
- "The Will to Adorn": An Anthropology of Dress
AFRICAAM 121B, ANTHRO 121B, ANTHRO 221B, ARCHLGY 121B, ARCHLGY 221B (Spr) - Proposal Writing Seminar in Archaeology
ANTHRO 308A (Spr)
- "The Will to Adorn": An Anthropology of Dress
Stanford Advisees
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Doctoral (Program)
Rachel Broun, Mercedes Martinez Milantchi