Laura Bathurst 3
Laura Bathurst
School of International Studies
George Wilson Hall
University of the Pacific
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
(209) 946-3181
Current Position:
School of International Studies, University of the Pacific.
Assistant Professor, Anthropology and International Studies – 2005-present
Academic Director, Master of Arts in Intercultural Relations – 2009-present
Education:
University of California, Berkeley, CA
Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology, 2005
M.A. in Sociocultural Anthropology, 1999
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Dual B.A. in Anthropology and Modern Languages (Spanish), 1997
Phi Beta Kappa
Grants and Awards:
National
· 2006. Francis C. Allen Fellow, The Newberry Library. Project: Ethnogenesis of the Tacana.
· 1998-1999, 2000-2002. Graduate Research Fellow, National Science Foundation.
· 1998. Foreign Language Area Studies Summer Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education.
· 1997-1998. Mellon Fellow in Humanistic Studies, Woodrow Wilson Foundation.
College/University
· 2007. CAPD Travel and Small Projects Grant, University of the Pacific. Project: Cross Cultural Training Library.
· 2006. Faculty Innovation Award, University of the Pacific. Project: Podcasting Lab.
· 2006. Scholarly/Artistic Activity Grant, University of the Pacific. Project: Systematization of Ethnographic Data from Field Research in Bolivia, 2001-2002.
· 2002. Special Grant from the Office of the Dean, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Berkeley.
· 1999-2000, 2002-2003. Chancellor’s Opportunity Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley.
· 1999. Tinker Summer Travel Grant, Center for Latin American Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
School/Department
· 2009. Outstanding Teacher of the Year, School of International Studies, University of the Pacific.
· 2009. Pacific Fund Award to attend the 53rd Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, Mexico City, Mexico, July 19-24, to present invited paper.
· 2008. Outstanding Teacher of the Year, School of International Studies, University of the Pacific.
· 2008. Pacific Fund Award to attend the University of the Pacific, School of International Studies sponsored conference, "Genocide in Rwanda and the Reconstruction of Knowledge," July 23-25, 2008, in Kigali, Rwanda.
· 2007. Outstanding Contribution from a Faculty Member, School of International Studies, University of the Pacific.
Publications:
In Press “Theft as ‘Involuntary Gifting’ among the Tacana of Northern Bolivia,” Tipití: Journal of the
Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America.
2008 Review of Time and Memory in Indigenous Amazonia: Anthropological Perspectives [Carlos Fausto and Michael Heckenberger, eds.]. Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 449-451.
2005 Reconfiguring Identities: Tacana Retribalization in Bolivia’s Amazonia. Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Berkeley. Dissertation committee: Drs. Laura Nader (chair), Stanley Brandes, William Taylor.
2002 Review of All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life [Winona LaDuke]. Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers, Fall.
1998 “Potawatomi – To Be or Not to Be: Reflections on Ethnicity.” Winds of Change, April.
1997 Review of The Basques, the Catalans and Spain: Alternative Routes to Nationalist Mobilisation [Daniele Conversi]. Ethnic Studies Review, Vol. 20.
1996 “Laura Nader: A Critical Approach to Anthropology.” Great Plains Honors Conference Journal, July.
Conference Presentations:
2009 “Perceptions of Greed: Development as Activist Tourism in Northern Bolivia.” Invited paper presented at the 53rd Congreso Internacional de Americanistas, Mexico City, Mexico, July 19-24.
2008 “On the border’s of indigeneity in Northern Bolivia’s Amazonia.” Paper presented at the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America Meeting, June 17–21, Oxford and Paris.
2008 “The Silent Interculturalists.” Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. (Panel Organizer)
2007 “Being a Good Person: Give and Take among the Tacana of Northern Bolivia.” Paper presented at the Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
2006 “Claiming Indigenous Identity in Northern Bolivia.” Paper presented at the Bogazici University & National Association for Ethnic Studies Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey.
2003 “Reconfiguring Identities: Globalization and Tacana Retribalization in Bolivia’s Amazonia.” Paper presented at the American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
1999 “The Linguistic Battleground in Galicia, Spain: Tracing Threads of Power.” Paper presented at the Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
1998 “What Are You Talking About?: Responses to Jargon Among First-Year Anthropology Graduate Students.” Paper presented at the Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO.
1997 “Anthropology with Attitude: Is Nothing Sacred?” Paper presented at the Central States Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
Previous University Positions:
2004-2005. Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
Service:
Committees
University Wide, University of the Pacific
Phi Beta Kappa, 2007-present
Subcommittee: Membership Selection Committee, 2007
Committee on Graduate Studies, 2009-present
University Diversity Committee, 2009-present
Technology in Education Committee, 2006-2009
Chair: Paul Glassman
Subcommittee: University Web Conferencing Solution Selection Committee, 2007
Subcommittee: Blackboard Building Blocks Selection Committee, 2007
Subcommittee: Blackboard Replacement Selection Committee, 2009
Study Abroad Advisory Committee, 2005-2006
Chair: Robert Halliwell
Technology in Learning Committee, 2006
School of International Studies, University of the Pacific
Anthropologist Search Committee, 2008-2009, chair
Student and Faculty Research Committee, 2006-2007
Political Scientist Search Committee, 2006-2007
Academic Standards Committee, 2005-2007
Anthropologist Search Committee, 2005-2006, co-chair
Labs and Resource Development
University of the Pacific, School of International Studies
Director, Podcasting Lab, 2006-2007
Coordinator, Mobile Computing Lab 2006-2007
Organizer, Instructional Video Library 2006-2009
Guest Lectures, Panels, and Trainings Administered
University of the Pacific
Ambassador Corps, Cross Cultural Training - Reentry, Fall 2009
Ambassador Corps, Cross Cultural Training - Orientation, Spring 2009
Student Life Staff Training, Learning Styles, Fall 2007
International Student Orientation, Communication Styles, Fall 2006
University of the Pacific, School of International Studies
International Research Methods Course
Anthropological Fieldwork, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring
2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009
Deans Seminar
Learning Styles Inventory, Fall 2009
Intercultural Development Inventory Administration and Debrief, Fall 2006
McNair Heartland Research Conference, Kansas City, MO, September 17-19, 2004
Invited Keynote Speaker
Council of Graduate Deans Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2003
Invited Panelist, “Enhancing Diversity Through Successful McNair Program Outcomes:
The Critical Role of the Graduate School”
Courses Taught:
Cultural Anthropology
Contemporary World Issues
Cross Cultural Training I
Cross Cultural Training II
Development, Modernization, and Culture Change
Globalization, the US, and the World
SIS Senior Capstone
South American Indians
Language and Culture
Anthropological Theory
Linguistic Anthropology
Professional Memberships
American Anthropological Association
Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America
Languages
English – native language; Spanish – speak fluently, read and write with high proficiency; Portuguese – speak, read, and write with basic competence