Timothy J. Smith
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
Appalachian State University
United States of America
Biography
"Dr. Timothy J. Smith is currently working as a Associate Professor in the Department of Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University , USA . His research interests includes Latin American development, electoral politics and democracy, ethnicity and race, environmental subjectivities, indigenous languages (Kaqchikel Mayan and Napo Kichwa), immigration; Latin America (Guatemala and Ecuador) and Europe (France and Spain) . He /she is serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed journals. Dr. Timothy J. Smith is the member of many international affiliations. He/ She has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. He /she has authored of many research articles/books related to Latin American development, electoral politics and democracy, ethnicity and race, environmental subjectivities, indigenous languages (Kaqchikel Mayan and Napo Kichwa), immigration; Latin America (Guatemala and Ecuador) and Europe (France and Spain) . "
Research Interest
Latin American development, electoral politics and democracy, ethnicity and race, environmental subjectivities, indigenous languages (Kaqchikel Mayan and Napo Kichwa), immigration; Latin America (Guatemala and Ecuador) and Europe (France and Spain)
Publications
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(2015) Runuk’ulun ri Q’atb’äl Tzij chi Tz’olöj Ya’/Autoridad y Gobierno Kaqchikel de Sololá (with the Municipalidad IndÃgena de Sololá). Guatemala: Editorial Junajpu' (forthcoming)
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(2014) "Crude Desires and 'Green' Initiatives: Indigenous Development and Oil Extraction in Amazonian Ecuador." In The Ecotourism-Extraction Nexus: Political Economies and Rural Realities of (un)Comfortable Bedfellows, Bram Büscher and Veronica Davidov (eds.), pp. 149-170. New York and London: Routledge.
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(2016) Review (invited) of Adiós Niño: The Gangs of Guatemala City and the Politics of Death, by Deborah T. Levenson. Journal of Anthropological Research (forthcoming)
