Professor Kay Milton, Director of the Anthropology research network in the School of History and Anthropology, describes anthropology as distinctive, with its most distinguishing feature being its interest in non-industrial indigenous and traditional societies.
pɹəfˈɛsɚ kˈeɪ mˈɪltən, dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ nˈɛtwɜːk ɪnðə skˈuːl ʌv hˈɪstɚɹi ænd ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi, dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒi æz dɪstˈɪŋktɪv, wɪð ɪts mˈoʊst dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃɪŋ fˈiːtʃɚ bˌiːɪŋ ɪts ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn nˈɑːnɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ɪndˈɪdʒənəs ænd tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl səsˈaɪəɾiz.