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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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