Buildings and Spaces
People and Faces
The Anthro Gods
Spots Around the City
100

This building is an eating and meeting spot. Named after a famous restaurant chain.

What is The Den?

100

This is the current chair of the Anthropology Department. She teaches courses surrounding medical anthropology and anthropological theory.

Who is Dr. Lisa Gezon/Dr. Gezon/Dr. G?

100

This man is credited as the Father of American Anthropology.

Who is Franz Boas?

100

This free spot gives people an opportunity to appreciate art from around the world.

What is the Birmingham Museum of Art?

200

This building houses our College of Arts and Sciences and is home to the Dean's office.

What is Heritage Hall?

200

This professor made a move to Birmingham from England last year. She is an advocate for discovering unheard voices in material culture.

Who is Dr. Camille Westmont/Dr. Westmont?

200

This person is credited with the idea of cultural relativity.

Who is Franz Boas?

200

This park, placed at the city's epicenter in 2010, was built as a first step attempt to bringing business and social life back to Birmingham.

What is Railroad Park?

300

This building is home to the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall.

What is the Alys Stephens Center?

300

This man was recently accused of inciting a pandemic, but also just began his third term in office serving the city of Birmingham.

Who is Randall Woodfin?

"Randemic"

300

This anthropologist performed work with apes and is still touring to speak on her discoveries.

Who is Jane Goodall?

300

This Birmingham staple recently relocated to the Avondale area. Beware the evil bartenders.

What is Black Market?

400

This space has been graced by artists like T-Pain, Lil Jon and Kid Ink.

What is the Campus Green?

400

This professor is a department favorite and married to a former manager of the UAB bookstore. 

Who is Dr. Jordan Kiper?

400

This man is credited as the first to perform ethnography.

Who is Bronislaw Malinowski?

400

This geographical feature sits to the west of UAB's campus and was once used for mining through forced labor that helped build the city's backbone. The space is preserved and now used recreationally.

What is Red Mountain/Red Mountain Park?

500

This building is home to UAB's medical museum.

What is Lister Hill/Lister Hill Library?

500

This person can be found all around campus. His breath is always hot, and his skin is extremely dry.

Who is Blaze?

500

This anthropologist studied sexuality in Samoan adolescents.

Who is Margaret Mead?

500

The Regions baseball stadium took potential foot traffic from this historic place, home of the Birmingham Barons.

What is Rickwood Field?