Faculty Profile

Jara Carrington

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Anthropology
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, University of New Mexico, 2017. 
Major: Anthropology
Degree Specialization: Ethnology
MA, University Of North Texas, 2007. 
Major: Applied Anthropology
BA, University Of North Texas, 2004. 
Major: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Fall 2023 
ANTH 5950.213, Applied Thesis, Fall 2023 
ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Fall 2023 Syllabus
ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Fall 2023 Syllabus
ANTH 4730.100, Feminist Anthropology, Fall 2023 Syllabus
ANTH 4550.100, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2023 Syllabus
ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
ANTH 4910.113, Special Problems, Fall 2023 
ANTH 5900.213, Special Problems, Fall 2023 


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.200, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ANTH 4210.100, Culture and Human Sexuality, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4920.113, Internship in Anthropology, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 4310.100, Citizenship, Borders and Belonging in the United States, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.100, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 5900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 5900.213, Special Problems, Fall 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.200, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4920.113, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, Spring 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Spring 2022 
                    

                    ANTH 4701.040, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5700.040, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.820, Culture and Society, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    WGST 3100.001, LGBTQ Studies, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.100, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2021 
                    

                    ANTH 4701.041, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 8W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.200, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.300, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4210.001, Culture and Human Sexuality, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Spring 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 4701.045, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.300, Culture and Society, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4951.113, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 4300.200, Migrants and Refugees, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.300, Migrants and Refugees, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5050.200, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5050.300, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.001, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    ANTH 5900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    ANTH 4920.113, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, Summer 5W2 2020 
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 8W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.200, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4920.113, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, Spring 2020 
                    

                    ANTH 4210.001, Culture and Human Sexuality, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 2300.002, Culture and Society, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 2300.300, Culture and Society, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    ANTH 4701.040, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 5700.040, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 2300.001, Culture and Society, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5031.001, Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.001, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 4701.041, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    WGST 4260.002, Topics in Women's and Gender Studies, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 1010.810, Introduction to Anthropology, Summer 8W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.810, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    ANTH 4920.702, Cooperative Education in Anthropology, Spring 2019 
                    

                    ANTH 4210.001, Culture and Human Sexuality, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.002, Culture and Society, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.810, Culture and Society, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2200.001, Gender in Cross Cultural Perspective, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    ANTH 2300.001, Culture and Society, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.810, Culture and Society, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.001, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    ANTH 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 8W2 2018 
                    

                    ANTH 4300.810, Migrants and Refugees, Summer 3W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.002, Culture and Society, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 2300.810, Culture and Society, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5050.001, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2018 
                    

                    ANTH 1150.810, World Cultures Through Film, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4500.001, Language and Culture, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.810, Migrants and Refugees, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5050.810, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 5050.820, Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4550.001, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 3101.810, American Culture and Society, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 3101.820, American Culture and Society, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4701.030, Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.810, Migrants and Refugees, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    ANTH 4300.820, Migrants and Refugees, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
McGuirk, S., Carrington, J. M., Cojocaru, C., Hammami, J., Zukowska, M.  (2018). Centering Intersectional Politics: Queer Migrations Activism ‘After Marriage'. Queer Activism After Marriage Equality. Routledge. 
Broadcast Media
Carrington, J. M. (2018). AnthroBites: Queer Anthropology. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1543-anthrobites-queer-anthropology
Journal Article
Carrington, J. M. (2020). Rethinking NGOs: Neoliberalism, “Non-State” Actors, and the Politics of Recognition in the United States. Law and Policy. 42, 344-364. 
Webpage
Carrington, J. M. (2017). Teaching Queer Anthropology. https://culanth.org/fieldsights/1005-teaching-queer-anthropology



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Teaching   
Narahara, K. (Principal), Carey, C. (Supporting), Gualdron Ramirez, M. (Supporting), Carrington, J. (Supporting), "Afro-Brazilian Religions, Black Anthropologies, and Academic Diversity," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (November 4, 2022 – August 10, 2023).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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