Matilda Stubbs, Ph.D.
College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology
Instructor
Office:
BBH 140
Email:
m-stubbs@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Spring 2026: Tuesdays 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.; Thursdays 12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
Expertise
Cultural and linguistic anthropology, ethnographic research methods.
ANTH 109E First Year Experience, Sweet Home Chicago: Identity and Culture in the Windy City
ANTH 212 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 307 Anthropology of Gender, Sexuality, and the Body
ANTH 321 Race and Language
ANTH 351 Anthropology of Disability
ANTH 363 Anthropology of Tourism
Research Interests
U.S. state social service administration, child welfare, adoption, fosterage, semiotic theory, ethnographic methods, digital, visual, and material culture (cars, tourism, ASMR).
Education
2018 Ph.D. Anthropology, Northwestern University
2012 M.A. Anthropology, Northwestern University
2005 B.A. Anthropology, Cultural Track, Honors, University of California, Santa Cruz
Selected Publications
Stubbs, Matilda. 2021. “Slimefulness as Self-care.” Anthropology News, 62 (3).