May 26, 2003 - Southwest Texas State University: Burkina Faso RPCV Richard L. Warms' work in Anthropology

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Burkina Faso RPCV Richard L. Warms' work in Anthropology



Burkina Faso RPCV Richard L. Warms' work in Anthropology

Richard L. Warms

Education:

Ph.D., 1987, Syracuse Universty, Thesis - Continuity and Change in Patterns of Trade in Southern Mali

Teaching:

1988 - Present, Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Courses Taught

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

History of Anthropological Thought

Peoples and Cultures of Africa

Cultures Through Film

Economic Anthropology

Magic, Ritual, and Religion

Ecological Anthropology

Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Honors Seminar: Race and Ethnicity in Anthropological Perspective

Honors Seminar: Violence and Terror

Recent Books

Cultural Anthropology 7th Edition (With Serena Nanda), Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

Anthropological Theory: An Introductory History, 2nd Edition (With Jon McGee), Mountain View (CA): Mayfield Publishing, 2000

Some Recent Articles

"Throwing Away the Bones: the story of Mory Samake, an African veteran of the French Colonial Army." Pp 3-18 in Anthony Marcus, ed. Anthropology For A Small Planet: culture and community in a global environment. St James (NY): Brandywine Press, 1996

"Africa Real, Africa Ideal: A. Gordon Laing and the Noble Savage." Biography 18(2):117-133, 1995

"Commerce and Community: paths to success for Malian merchants." African Studies Review. 37(2):97-120, 1994

"Changes in Attitudes Toward Business and Economy in West Africa." Small Enterprise Development. 5(3):46-52, 1994

"Merchants, Muslims, Wahhabiyya: the elaboration of Islamic identity in Sikasso, Mali." Canadian Journal of African Studies. 26(3):485-507, 1992

"Who are the Traders? Ethnic Identity and Trade in Southwestern Mali." Ethnic Groups. 8(1): 57-72, 1990

Some Recent Papers

"What to do with a Pension: economic strategies of Ancien Combattants in Bougouni, Mali." Paper presented at the African Studies Association annual meeting, Columbus, Ohio, 1997

"Maurice Meker and Le temps Colonial." Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1996

"Making War Abroad, Negotiating Social Standing at Home: relations between Malian veterans and their families and communities." Paper presented at the African Studies Association annual meeting, Orlando, FL, 1995

"Army Life, Civilian Life: Malian ancien combattants talk about their experiences." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, CA 1992

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