Weik, Terrance Maurice

Professor

I chose archaeology as a career in order to explore the cultural origins, social formations, and transformations that have shaped people of African descent.

Biographical Profile

College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Anthropology
Tenure Status
Tenured

International Activity

International Activities
Yes
Type of Activity
Research
Countries
Nigeria, Mexico
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences

Interest Background

Do you include students in your research?
Undergraduates and Graduates
Interest Keywords
Geographical: African Diaspora, Southern US. Thematic: Maroons, Post-emancipation Life, Spirituality, African heritage, Representation. Theoretical: Sociocultural Transformation, Ethnogenesis, Resistance, Race, Freedom.
Institutional Focus Areas
Social Sciences
Personal Focus Areas
Maroon, Ethnogenesis, Resistance, Diaspora, Transformation

Professional Preparation(Education & Training)

Dates Institution Location Degree Field of Study
2002 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida PhD Anthropology
1995 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida MA Anthropology; African Studies Certificate
1993 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina BA Anthropology

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
Membership American Anthropological Association
Membership Society for Historical Archaeology
Membership Mississippi Archaeological Association
Membership Association of Black Anthropologists

Positions & Appointments

Dates Description Institution/Entity
1999 - 2000 Graphics/GIS Technician & Field Archaeologist, Southeastern Archaeological Institute, Gainesville, Florida
2002 - 2008 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
2009 Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
2001 Consultant, Mapping and Graphics Specialist, Kingsley Plantation Project, National Parks Service, Jacksonville, Florida
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