Assistant Professor

B.S.
M.A.
Ph.D.

Bio

Steven Gardiner is a cultural anthropologist with a Ph.D. from Cornell University (2004). His research focuses on military institutions, nationalism, gender (particularly masculinity), and social movements. He is a veteran of the American army and worked for seven years in a human rights NGO.

Office: Abu Dhabi South Campus, (Room Z-112A)
Phone: +9712 599 3752
Email: Steven.gardiner@zu.ac.ae

Teaching Areas

Culture & Society, Research Methods, Popular Culture, Peoples of the World, Europe (German), the United States, South Asia (Pakistan), Failed States.

Research and Professional Activities

Current Project: Military Cadet Life and Values in the UAE (supported by a 2010 RIF grant); Recent publication: Relationships of War: Mothers, Soldiers, Knowledge (Forthcoming 2010, Palgrave-Macmillan).