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Field School

Hands-on ethnographic methods training in three formats — online in spring, on-site in NYC, and online in late summer.

Visual Anthropology

The Comitas Gallery

Five decades of photography and video from the ethnographic archive of Lambros Comitas.

Our Founder

Comitas Legacy

Biography, the Cowles Lecture, and 100 PhDs in Applied Anthropology at Columbia University.

Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study

Supporting in-depth ethnographic research that addresses critical issues in contemporary society.

Register for the 2026 Field School

Three sessions available: Online in April, on-site in NYC in July, and online in August. Same 30-hour curriculum across all formats.

Joint mixer, award ceremony, panels, and workshops at the annual meeting in Albuquerque.

Jordan Thomas and Roberto J. González recognized for outstanding ethnographic research advancing public knowledge.

Dr. Amina Tawasil's book Paths Made by Walking earned an Honorable Mention for the Clifford Geertz Prize in the Anthropology of Religion.

CIFAS Board Member recognized for her book Paths Made by Walking: The Work of Howzevi Women in Iran.