Synopsis:

This talk will unpack some cherished concepts by illustrating Oaxaca’s amazing diversity from an anthropological perspective: from the ecological to the cultural, by looking back through time and across space. Some themes are maize, language, ethnicity, history v. “pre” history in terms of continuity and change. This is the anthropological perspective--the privilege of learning from and about other peoples.

Bio:

Martha Rees is an anthropologist with 50 years of experience in Mexico, She specializes in women’s work, peasant household economy, migration, and health, and does evaluation research (MacArthur Foundation, NIOSH-CDC). In Mexico, She has worked in many states, but mostly in Oaxaca, on household economics and migration. She has worked in Mexican and US institutions: Instituto Nacional Indigenista, Centro de Ecodesarrollo, University of Cincinnati, and Agnes Scott College, as well as held Fulbright scholarships and worked as an expert witness. Currently, she is the President of the Welte Institute for Oaxacan Studies, Inc. , a library of Oaxacan materials in Oaxaca.