faculty
Isabel Rodrigues, PhD she/her
Professor / Chairperson
Sociology / Anthropology
Education
| Brown University | PhD |
Courses
An introduction to the basic concepts of social and cultural anthropology. Readings emphasize the comparative study of societies at different levels of socio-cultural integration and from different areas of the world. This may include a brief introduction to physical anthropology and archaeology.
Focus on key social problems that harm our contemporary existence including our ability to sustain ourselves and the planet. The course is organized around key topics on social inequalities and injustice. The course is designed to facilitate applied research and the application of sociological and anthropological theories to real social conditions.
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. Graded CR/NC. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences.
A look at ancient and modern food production and its environmental impact. Diet and nutrition; population pressure and hunger; the politics of food; and, modern food processing and its implications are all subjects of study.
Directed readings and analysis in selected sociological topics. Cross-listed as WGS 350 with appropriate topic.
Online and Continuing Education Courses
Focus on key social problems that harm our contemporary existence including our ability to sustain ourselves and the planet. The course is organized around key topics on social inequalities and injustice. The course is designed to facilitate applied research and the application of sociological and anthropological theories to real social conditions.
A survey of various social problems in the contemporary world. Special emphasis is placed upon analysis of social problems in American society.
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A look at ancient and modern food production and its environmental impact. Diet and nutrition; population pressure and hunger; the politics of food; and, modern food processing and its implications are all subjects of study.
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Students will discuss and write papers on aspects of a subject chosen for the semester.
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Isabel P. B. Fêo Rodrigues received a PhD in Anthropology from Brown University and is currently a Professor and Chairperson of the department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Her research and publications primarily engage processes of change and power asymmetries brought about by European colonialism and globalization, including consumption and commodification of nature, food insecurity and coping mechanisms, cultural and linguistic creolization. She has conducted ethnographic and applied participatory research in the USA, Cabo Verde, Brazil, and Ecuador.