Professor Laura Bear

Professor Laura Bear is a professor in and Head of the Department of Anthropology at LSE. She specialises in the anthropology of the economy, infrastructures and time. Her current research focusses on the unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable UK communities and emerging practices of the public good. She is co-leading an LSE Anthropology research group on the theme of “Innovations in Care: Supporting Vulnerable Households during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”