History Building
Dept. 3198
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5101
Email: uwhistory@uwyo.edu
History Building Room 358
307-766-5112
I am a historical anthropologist/archaeologist interested in Africa, capitalist expansion, imperialism, exchange, material culture and heritage. My current research is an interdisciplinary project that highlights the historical ivory trade between East Africa and New England as an important site of colonial and neoliberal social production. I use the object biographies of a collection of ivory artifacts from two ivory-cutting factories in Connecticut to explore forgotten histories of global connection and problematize contemporary heritage discourse concerning elephants and ivory in East Africa.
Prior to coming to the University of Wyoming, I received a PhD in Anthropology at Stanford University, an MA in Social Sciences and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Chicago. I hold a dual appointment between the History and Anthropology Departments.
Dr. Kelly is also the Director of the UW Anthropology Museum (click here for more information.)
Research Interests
Africa/East Africa
Historical Anthropology/Archaeology
Capitalism
Globalization
Exchange/Circulation
Consumption
Material Culture
Heritage
Courses Taught
HIST/ANTH 2600: Forgotten Africa: Introduction to African Civilizations
ANTH 4010: History of Anthropological Thought
HIST 4030: Senior Capstone Seminar
HIST 4990/5400: Civil War as Global Conflict
HIST 5900/5910: Seminar on the History Profession
History Building
Dept. 3198
1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-5101
Email: uwhistory@uwyo.edu