Theodore Macdonald

Title

 Lecturer in Anthropology; Lecturer in Social Studies; Fellow, University Committee on Human Rights Studies

Email

 tmacdon@wcfia.harvard.edu

Telephone

 617-495-5915

Fax

 

Department

 Anthropology, Social Studies and University Committee on Human Rights Studies

School

 Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Regions of Interest

  Latin American Region-wide or Comparative Work, Andean Region

Countries of Interest

  Peru, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Bolivia

Areas of Expertise

  Human Rights, Anthropology (Archeology, Medical Anthropology, Social Anthropology)

Mailing Address

 Weatherhead Center for International Affairs 1737 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138

Office Location

 

Research Interest

 Human rights, ethnicity and conflict, Latin American indigenous peoples and the State, common property, natural resources, and individual/collective property and citizenship rights.

Web Page

 Website: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~tmacdon/

Courses

 • Social Studies: o Human Rights: Current Issues in Theory and Practice o Global Social Movements • Anthropology o Human Rights: Themes at the Intersection of Anthropology and Law o Anthropology and Human Rights • Freshman Seminar o The Face of Human Rights in Latin America: Anthropological Perspectives • Harvard Extension o Anthropology and Human Rights

Publications

 

Latin American Indigenous Peoples. State of the World’s Minorities. London:  Minority Rights Group International.(2006)

 

(with Swati Mylavarapu) Inter-Community Conflicts New Considerations for Resource Disputes. Cultural Survival Quarterly. Issue 29.1, March 2005

 

Pueblos Indigenas y Plan Colombia.(edited with David Edeli) Quito; Abya Yala.(2005)

 

Approaching Indigenous Rights in the Early 21^st Century: International Norms,     Social Movements, and Citizenship Claims. In, Yamin, Alicia Ely (ed.), From Goals to Tools: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Latin America. Lima, Peru:Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de Perú (APRODEH).(2005)