Christopher C. Fennell
Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Law
Christopher C. Fennell, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Law, has a background in anthropology, archaeology and law, and is currently Principal Investigator conducting archaeological investigations at the nineteenth century town site of New Philadelphia, Illinois, under a grant award by the National Science Foundation. Professor Fennell was a practicing attorney for 8 years in the areas of antitrust, contracts, product liability, torts, false claims, commercial real estate, and securities disputes. He taught at the University of Virginia, Roosevelt University, Texas State University, and the University of Texas Law School before joining the faculty of the Department of Anthropology in 2004. He has taught courses on topics ranging from Anthropology and the Law to Social Norms and the Law, Archaeology, Witchcraft and Magic, Reconstructing the Plymouth Colony, and North American Indians. He was selected as the Outstanding Anthropology Faculty Member by the Undergraduate Anthropology Students Association in 2004-2005. Recent publications include his book "Crossroads and Cosmologies: Diasporas and Ethnogenesis in the New World" (University Press of Florida, 2007).
