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| Beth
Ann Conklin Associate Professor of Anthropology Associate Professor of Religious Studies Director of Undergraduate Studies beth.a.conklin@vanderbilt.edu |
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| Professor
Conklin is a cultural and medical anthropologist specializing in the
ethnology of indigenous peoples of lowland South America (Amazonia).
Her research focuses on the anthropology of the body, religion and
ritual, cannibalism, death and mourning, disease and healing, and
indigenous identity politics. She teaches courses on cultural anthropology,
medical anthropology, shamanism, international development, South
American Indians, and the anthropology of contemporary issues. Her
publications include Consuming Grief: Mortuary Cannibalism in an Amazonian
Society, "Body Paint, Feathers, and VCRs: Aesthetics and Authenticity
in Amazonian Activism," and (with Laura Graham) "The Shifting
Middle Ground: Brazilian Indians and Eco-Politics." |
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