Country of residence

Canada

Brief introduction

Professor of Anthropology, Thompson Rivers University

Education

Ph.D. in anthropology, McMaster University, Canada, 1988

Academic profile

Societies/communities on the margins, such as religious fundamentalists (Russian Old Believers), hunters and gatherers encapsulated by farmers (Ati of the Philippines), and rural Roma in Slovakia seeking integration as well as cultural autonomy.

Publications

• Svinia in Black and White: Slovak Roma and their Neighbours, 2005
• In the Shadow of Antichrist: The Old Believers of Alberta, 1991
• The Gypsies of Svinia (documentary), National Film Board of Canada, 1995

Keywords

Slovak Roma, Russian Old Believers, Ati of the Philippines

Contact

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