Professor Daniel Miller FBA

Anthropology of Social Media and Digital Anthropology. Anthropological approaches to material culture including clothing and homes; the role of objects in relationships; the process of consumption and the study of commerce and value

Elected 2008

Fellow type: UK Fellow
Year elected: 2008
Sections: Culture, Media and Performance, Anthropology and Geography
Website: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/anthropology/people/academic_staff/d_miller

Appointments: Professor of Material Culture, Department of Anthropology, University College London University College London (1995-) Principal publications: How the World Changed Social Media 2016. Social Media in an English Village 2016,. Stuff 2010 The Comfort of Things, 2008 A Theory of Shopping, 1998 Material Culture and Mass Consumption, 1987

Current post

Professor of Anthropology, University College London

Past appointments

University College London Professor of Anthropology

2017 -

University College London Professor of Material Culture, Department of Anthropology

1995 - 2017

Publications

The Comfort of Things

Published in 2008

A Theory of Shopping

Published in 1998

Material Culture and Mass Consumption

Published in 1987

Smartphones in the era of COVID-19

5 Oct 2020 Professor Daniel Miller FBA

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