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SOCIAL SCIENCES: Anthropology
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Number of experts found: 11
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Augusta L. Bolles
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Professor
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Women's Studies; Affil. Prof - (see listing below)
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Expertise Key Words:
Women of Africa and the African diaspora
Political economy of women
Black feminist anthropology
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301 405 6879
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lbolles@umd.edu
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Stephen Brighton
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Asst Prof
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
Historical archaeology of northeast North America, Ireland, and Scotland, with specializations in anthropological approaches to the archaeology of diaspora, colonialism, the emergence and influence of capitalism and urbanization, immigration history, social identity and heritage formation.
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Expertise Credentials:
His book "Historical Archaeology of the Irish Diaspora: A Transnational Approach, is an anthropologically based study on the transnational history and historical archaeology of pre-Famine rural Ireland and Irish immigrant and Irish-American communities in New York City and Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Brighton's research areas include northeast North America, Ireland, and the Scottish highlands, with specializations in anthropologically based approaches to the archaeology of diaspora, colonialism, the emergence and influence of capitalism and urbanization, immigration history, social identity (i.e., race, class, ethnicity, gender, and age) and heritage formation and nationalism, material culture studies, vernacular architecture, and contemporary theory in archaeology.
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301 405 3700
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sbrighto@umd.edu
sbrighton@anth.umd.edu
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Address:
0132 Woods Hall
College Park, MD 20742
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Erve Chambers
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Graduate Director & Professor
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
Tourism, including Chesapeake Bay and Maryland Eastern Shore;
Heritage development;
Applied anthropology;
Culture concept
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301 405 1425
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301 474 6239
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echamber@umd.edu
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Laurie A. Frederik Meer
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Asst Prof
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Performance Studies (Affiliate Faculty - Anthropology, Latin American Studies, Women's Studies)
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Expertise Key Words:
Cuba, Caribbean, Latin America, African Diaspora, South Africa, politics and performance
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301 405 6682
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fredmeer@umd.edu
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Judith N. Freidenberg
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Associate Professor, Affilate Associate Professor; Director Anthropology of Immigrant Life Course
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
Medical anthropology and community development of a neighborhood; Anthropology of low-income urban enclaves with emphasis on aging in immigrant communities.
Prof. Freidenberg is currently researching health care and employment needs of Latin American immigrant retirees in Langley Park, Maryland.
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301 405 1420
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jfreiden@umd.edu
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Judith L. Hanna
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Senior Research Scholar
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Dance
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Expertise Key Words:
An expert court first amendment witness in nearly 100 exotic dance cases, Hanna writes about dance as communication and expression, education, stress reduction and resistance. Hanna has conducted research in African villages, children's playgrounds, and American theaters, cabarets, and communities.
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301 365 5683
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301 365 5683
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jlhanna@umd.edu
JLHANNA@hotmail.com
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Mark P. Leone
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Affiliate Professor, Professor
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
North American Archaeology; Historical Archaeology; Outdoor History Museums; Annapolis Project; Mormon cultural ecology in the 19th century;
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301 405 8767
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mleone@umd.edu
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Miriam Phillips
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Asst Prof Dance
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School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
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Expertise Key Words:
Dance Ethnology/Anthropology. Concentrations in India, Spain, West Africa (Guinea); Nationalism, Colonialism; Dance/Movement as Embodied Culture; Intercultural Performance and Pedagogy; Flamenco Dance; Laban Movement Studies.
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301 405 4691
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mphill@umd.edu
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Paul A. Shackel
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Prof & Chair, Affiliate Prof
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
The ways material items are used by individuals and groups in order to create social relations and group identity. Material culture and landscapes are powerful tools that can express gender, ethnicity, class, and power relations
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301 405 1425
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pshackel@umd.edu
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Laura J. Shaffer
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Asst Prof
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Anthropology
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Expertise Key Words:
human-environment interactions, historical ecology, indigenous knowledge, rural livelihoods, conservation, climate change adaptation and resilience, Southern and Eastern Africa
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301 405 1423
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lshaffe1@umd.edu
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Jana Shakarian
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Researcher
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Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, LCCD
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Expertise Key Words:
Violence and conflict on the African continent, especially Central and East Africa (including the Horn of Africa); sociology of violence
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Contact Information:
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E-mail(s)
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301 405 6737
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jshak@umd.edu
jana.shakarian@gmail.com
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