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Eugene, Oregon Area United States
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Adjunct Instructor, University of Oregon
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I am a cultural anthropologist and university instructor who specializes in international development, tourism, and cultural heritage, particularly in Africa. My dissertation focused on the role of Intangible Cultural Heritage and performance in formulating Tuareg cultural identity and generating economic development in Mali, particularly through tourism and the Festival in the Desert in Timbuktu. It added to understandings of the role of culture in development. My current research is on post-conflict tourism and the political ecology of conflict in Mali.
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