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Nicholas Jeremy Thomas FBA FAHA (born 1960) is an Australian-born anthropologist, Professor of Historical Anthropology, and Director, Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge since 2006, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge since 2007.
Nicholas Thomas is the Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University. He is a renowned scholar of art, culture and history in Oceania, Europe and beyond, and has curated several exhibitions at MAA and other venues.
Nicholas Thomas is a professor of anthropology and the director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge University. He specializes in Pacific cultures, material culture, colonialism and art history.
Drawing on his work on contemporary postcolonial Pacific societies, Nicholas Thomas takes up three issues central to modern anthropology: the cultural and political dynamics of colonial encounters, the nature of Western and non-Western transactions (such as the gift and the commodity), and the significance of material objects in social life.
Nicholas Thomas. University of Cambridge, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Department Member. Download. Nicholas Thomas - Publications 1981-2021 a) Books 2021 Voyagers: the settlement of the Pacific.
Jun 15, 2021 · Nicholas Thomas. 3.55. 353 ratings40 reviews. An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. One of the Best Books of 2021 — Wall Street Journal.
May 25, 2006 · Nicholas Thomas, Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, will be the new Director of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from October 2006. He is a leading scholar of art, culture, and history in the Pacific Islands, and has written several books and curated exhibitions on these topics.
