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William Graves

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Professor Graves came to Bryant University from Brown University in 1989. At Bryant, he served both as Coordinator for Modern Languages and Coordinator for International Studies in the 1990s. As a faculty member in the English and Cultural Studies Department, he teaches one of the Global Studies foundation courses, as well as courses in the general field of linguistic anthropology.

An anthropologist and linguist, Dr. Graves has conducted ethnographic research in American Indian communities in the Southwest, in institutions undergoing rapid technological change in the US, post-soviet Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and China. His current research focuses on language, identity and globalization in post-soviet countries. In the coming year, he plans to work with faculty and students in Russia on a Fulbright-funded collaborative project to examine changing language practices and changing conceptions of the relationship between language and culture in urban Russia today.
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Prof. Graves likes to think of himself as a global citizen. He has lived and worked in several different countries and is highly proficient in Russian and in Mandarin Chinese.   

Title
Associate Professor of Humanities
Office

Suite F
Languages
English, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese
Courses

Introduction to Global Anthropology
Research Area
Russia
​Post-Soviet/Socialist Transition

​Education

University of Maryland 
Indiana University

Zi Yuan Street Wholesale Market
in Suifenhe, Heiliongjiang Province, China.
Since the mid-1980s, the “Zi Yuan Street” Wholesale Market in Suifenhe on the Chinese-Russian border has been an important node in a dynamic, long-range trading network of small consumer goods that connects the many factories and workshops of eastern and southeastern China with the markets of Russia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.


The main sign over the entrance is in Russian, for its primary clients are the many tourists, “shuttle” traders and merchants from Russia looking for “deals” on inexpensive consumer goods made in China.

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Contact:

If you have any questions about Global Studies or Dr. Graves's research, feel free to contact him through email or attend office hours.
T/TH: 12:30-1:30 and 3:30-5 

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  • Home
  • About
    • Message from the Director
    • Why Study Global Studies?
    • Advisory Committee
    • Events >
      • News >
        • Alumni News >
          • Kyla Briggs
          • Jason Fortin
          • Marta Gravier
          • Sarah Schell
          • Lindsey Lerner
          • Cait Witkowski
        • Faculty News >
          • 2017 Human Rights Day
          • Max Planck Institute
          • Haunting the Borderland
          • Female Incarceration
          • Lessons from the United Nations
          • Service-Learning
          • Fulbright Scholar Recipient
          • Law in Rwanda
          • Japan's Sacred Rice
          • Immigration in Translation
          • Visiting the Canadian oil sands
        • Student News >
          • Level Exchange
          • Global Studies at the United Nations
          • Applying to the Peace Corps
          • Fall Farmers Market
          • Government Internship
          • GS Essay Competition
          • GS Fulbright Application
          • International Experiences
          • Ronny Soares
          • Social Change Marketplace
          • Student Videos
      • Upcoming Events
      • Human Rights Speaker Series
      • Peace Corps and Applied Social Science
      • Social Change Marketplace
      • CAS Block Party
      • Honoring Student Excellence
      • I Am An Immigrant
      • Sigma Iota Rho Induction
  • Students
    • Major and Concentration Requirements
    • Minor Requirements
    • Courses
    • Senior Capstone
    • Clubs & Organizations
  • Jobs
    • Grants
    • Higher Education
    • Internships
    • Jobs
    • Resources
    • Volunteering
    • Volunteering Openings
  • Faculty
    • Katayoun Alidadi
    • Andrea Boggio
    • Michael Bryant
    • Emily Copeland
    • Cileine de Lourenco
    • John Dietrich
    • Sandra Enos
    • Nicole Freiner
    • Patricia Gomez
    • William Graves
    • Tony Houston
    • Kirsten Hokeness
    • Qin Leng
    • Paul Lokken
    • Elisabetta Misuraca
    • Heather Moon
    • Martha Kuhlman
    • Kevin Pearce
    • Alex Perullo
    • Edinaldo Tebaldi
  • Contact
  • 2019 PHOTO COMPETITION