Rudolf Gaudio
Professor of Anthropology
Rudolf Gaudio is professor of anthropology and a contributing faculty member in media studies, gender studies, and global black studies. His research addresses questions of language, citizenship, and space in relation to gender, sexuality, nation, and race. His book, Allah Made Us: Sexual Outlaws in an Islamic African City (Wiley, 2009), is an ethnography of ‘yan daudu, a subculture of feminine men in the Muslim, Hausa-speaking region of northern Nigeria. He is currently completing a book manuscript on language, race, and nationalism in Abuja, Nigeria’s planned modernist capital.
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ADVISING & REGISTRATION for SPRING 2027
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- Meeting times are available on Wednesday 11/4, Thursday 11/5, and Friday 11/6.
- Meetings can be either in person in my office (SS 2021) or on Zoom.
- If none of the times listed work for you, email me to request an alternative meeting time.
Representative Courses
- ANT1500 - Introduction to Social & Cultural Anthropology
- ANT2175 - Language, Culture & Society
- ANT3150 - Classics in Anthropological Literature
- ANT3195 - Tourism & Travel
- ANT3255 - Urban Life in Africa
- ANT3390 - Ethnography of Communication
- ANT3560 - Fieldwork: Qualitative Methods