Scholarship and Biography

Professor Emeritus Hunt investigates economic and social structures and dynamics of a broad range of human societies. He has been particularly interested in agriculture, irrigation, and systems of exchange.

Honors

Fellowship
American Council of Learned Societies (United States, New York) - ACLS, 1975
Fellow
American Association For The Advancement of Science (United States, Washington D.C.) - AAAS, 1980
Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Brandeis University (United States, Waltham), 2002
Emeritus Fellowship
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (United States, New York), 2005

Organizational Affiliations

Professor Emeritus/a, Department of Anthropology, Brandeis University

Education

Northwestern University
Ph.D.
University of Chicago
M.A.
Hamilton College
B.A.