John Loewenthal

Dr John Loewenthal has been teaching lifelong learning courses in anthropology at the University of Oxford since 2017. He has held other research and teaching positions at Oxford Brookes University, New York University, the Centre for Research and Advanced Studies (Mexico), the University of Edinburgh, Keele University, and now SOAS, University of London. At SOAS, John works at the Centre for Anthropology and Mental Health Research in Action (CAMHRA) and is conducting the research project, ‘Anthropology, talking therapy, and education: intersections between theory and practice’. Alongside this, John practises as a psychotherapeutic counsellor working with individuals, couples, and families. John holds a First Class BA in Archaeology and Anthropology (St Hugh's College, Oxford), an MA in Anthropology and Education, as a Margaret Mead Fellow (Columbia University), and a PhD in Education (Oxford Brookes University, funded Studentship), with a thesis, ‘Aspirations of university graduates: an ethnography in New York and Los Angeles’. He also holds a Diploma in Relational Counselling and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.