Faculty Profile

Jara Carrington

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

    

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 5021.200, Anthropological Thought and Praxis II, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ANTH 5950.113, Applied Thesis, Spring 2024
ANTH 5950.213, Applied Thesis, Spring 2024
ANTH 2300.100, Culture and Society, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Spring 2024 Syllabus
ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Spring 2024

* 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.

Previous 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 SPOT
ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 4730.100, Feminist Anthropology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 4550.100, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 4900.113, Special Problems, Fall 2023
ANTH 4910.113, Special Problems, Fall 2023
ANTH 5900.213, Special Problems, Fall 2023
ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 2300.200, Culture and Society, Summer 5W2 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

* 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, 2022August 10, 2023).
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Overall
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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