
Social Anthropology
All Souls’ association with social anthropology dates from 1937 when the first Professor of Social Anthropology, A.R. Radcliffe-Brown, became a Fellow. Some of the leading figures in the field have held the position subsequently: Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard (1946-70), Maurice Freedman (1970-75), Rodney Needham (1976-90), John Davis (1990-95)(subsequently Warden of All Souls 1995-2008), and David Parkin (1996-2008). The current holder is David Gellner (2008- ). The College is host to the annual Evans-Pritchard Lectures which are intended to provide “an empirical analysis of social relations based on fieldwork or other indigenous primary materials concerning Africa, the Middle East or the Mediterranean”.
Professor David Gellner
University Academic Fellow

MA, DPhil
University Academic Fellow since 2008
Professor of Social Anthropology
Professor David Parkin
Emeritus Fellow

Dr Anne Wolf
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
