Hector Qirko
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Office Hours: Spring 2013: TR 9:15a-11:15 a, 1:45p-2:45p, MWF by appointment
Phone: 843.953-8185
E-mail: qirkoh@cofc.edu
Personal Website: http://qirkoh.people.cofc.edu/
Education
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Dissertation: "Induced Altruism in the Maintenance of Institutionalized Celibacy"
M.A., Anthropology, University of Tennessee
B.A. with highest honors, Anthropology, University of Tennessee
Research Interests
- Applied Anthropology
- Organizational Ethnography
- Organizational and Institutional Cultures
- Evolutionary Psychology
- Cultural Patterning
- Popular Culture
Courses Taught
- ANTH 101: Introduction to Anthropology
- ANTH 201: Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 210: Development of Anthropological Thought
- ANTH 345: Applied Anthropology
- FYSM 103: Identity and Popular Culture
Publications
Forthcoming Qirko, H.N. “Race and Rhythm in Rock and Roll.” In The Art of Anthropology/The Anthropology of Art (Southern Anthropological Society Proceedings, Volume 43), B. D. Lundy (Ed.). Newfound Press.
Forthcoming Qirko, H.N. “Current Trends in Cultural Particularism: The Problem Does Seem to Lie with Anthropology.” Topics in Cognitive Science.
In press Qirko, H.N. “Induced Altruism in Religious, Military, and Terrorist Organizations.” Cross-Cultural Research 47(2).
2012 Qirko, H.N. “Applied Anthropology and Business Diversity Management.” International Journal of Business Anthropology 3(2):97-121.
2011 Qirko, H.N. “Fictive Kinship and Induced Altruism.” In The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology, C. Salmon and T. Shackelford (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 310-328.
2009 Qirko, H.N. “Altruism in Suicide Terror Organizations.” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 44(2):289-322.
2007 Qirko, H.N. “Diversity and Cultural Assessments in Business Organizations.” International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations 7(3):151-158.
2004 Qirko, H.N. “Does Commitment Theory Explain Non-Kin Altruism in Religious Contexts?” Behavioral and Brain Sciences 27(6):746-747.
2004 Qirko, H.N. “Altruistic Celibacy, Kin-Cue Manipulation, and the Development of Religious Institutions.” Zygon: Journal of Religion and Science 39(3):681-706.
2004 Qirko, H.N. “‘Fictive Kin’ and Suicide Terrorism.” Science 304(5667):50-51.
2004 Qirko, H.N. “The Interstitial, Musical Authenticity, and Social Identity.” Indiana (Berlin) 21:14-24.
2002 Qirko, H.N. “The Institutional Maintenance of Celibacy.” Current Anthropology 43(2):321-328.
