Alex Bentley

Professor Bentley started Fall 2017 as the new Head of Anthropology at UTK. Previously, Bentley spent fourteen years at British universities: UCL, Durham University and most recently University of Bristol, where Bentley served as Professor and Head of Archaeology and Anthropology.

In his research, Bentley has focused on culture change from ancient to present. His new book (with Michael O’Brien) is The Acceleration of Cultural Change: From Ancestors to Algorithms (MIT Press, 2017).

At UTK, Bentley aims to help Anthropology take advantage of new laboratory facilities and interdisciplinary possibilities in in Strong Hall, as well as support the three areas of Departmental research and teaching - biological, cultural and archaeological anthropology.