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Research
Interests
My research interests include: gender, international rural
development, political / cultural geography, Latin America, and
Latin American immigration to the United States.
My current research explores the politics of race, place
and belonging in Woodburn, Oregon--the state's largest city with a
majority Latino/a population. On-going research, based in
Mexico, examines changing gendered political identities and practices in
an
indigenous community
located in the state of Michoacán.
Both research projects, in Oregon and
Michoacán, reflect my broad interest in the relationship
between local democracy and globalization.
Other interests include:
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The impact of globalization on Latin American
societies—specifically in relation to indigenous peoples,
forest dependent communities, and state-society relations
broadly defined;
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The relationship between social movements and
democratization throughout the hemisphere;
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Development theory
and practice, focusing in particular on gender and questions
of citizenship, empowerment and leadership within development projects and
institutions.
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The construction of
place and belonging on the part of immigrants marginalized in
terms of class, race and "illegality."
Teaching
Interests
Last updated:
10/04/05
Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
97403-1251 |
