Psss, wanna read a dissertation on tourism at Tiwanaku?

I have finished my dissertation, entitled, “Touristic Narratives and Historical Networks: Politics and Authority in Tiwanaku, Bolivia” (Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago, Ph.D. 2009).  It will soon be available on ProQuest, but if you want the 3.5 MB PDF with COLOR PHOTOS (oooo!  ahhh!) send me an email or leave a comment here with [...]

An Invitation to Visit the Fundación Flavio Machicado Viscarra

As many of the GT members and readers will be in Bolivia for “summer” research or just travel, I wanted to invite you all to check out the activities and resources provided by the Fundación Flavio Machicado Viscarra (FFMV).
The FFMV is a small foundation that aims to conserve and make public the intellectual and cultural [...]

Olivia Harris, 1948-2009

I have only just heard the news that Professor Olivia Harris passed away on April 9.  She was also eulogized in the Guardian.  Although she taught at Goldsmiths’ College in London, she has left her mark on this side of the pond, too.
I had the privilege of taking a course with Prof. Harris while she [...]

Jim Schultz at the University of Chicago this Tuesday, Feb 24

The World Beyond the Headlines presents:
Jim Shultz and Melissa Crane Draper on their book, “Dignity and Defiance: Stories from Bolivia’s Challenge to Globalization”
Moderated by Jerome McDonnell, host of Chicago Public Radio’s, “Worldview”
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
6-7:30PM
Free and for the public
International House, 1414 E. 59th St, Chicago IL 60637
Author Jim Shultz is founder and Executive Director of [...]

Indigenous legal system conference at American University

It’s actually a conference about recent Mexican legal reforms in Oaxaca, but in “comparative perspective.” But Todd Eisenstadt at American University has put together a conference on legal system reforms that introduce “indigenous” or “communitarian” justice in pluralist societies.
It’s a two day conference, February 19-20. I’m chairing and acting as discussant for one of the [...]