Edward F. Fischer
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Edward F. Fischer is a professor of anthropology at Vanderbilt University who writes on political economy, development, and culture.“Journey of a Specialty Coffee Bean, From Cherry to Cup” ([https://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/23/178436079/journey-of-a-specialty-coffee-bean-from-cherry-to-cup]) NPR. Retrieved 15 July 2013. He is a cited expert on well-being,“Can reducing our choices increase our happiness?” ([http://popanth.com/article/can-reducing-our-choices-increase-our-happiness/]) PopAnth. Retrieved 15 July 2013. the Maya of Guatemala,“Dr. Edward F. Fischer, US/Guatemala” ([http://events.iadb.org/calendar/eventDetail.aspx?lang=En&id=3748]) Inter-American Development Bank. Retrieved 4 October 2013. and the German social economy.
Biography
Fischer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham along with a Master of Arts and Ph.D. from Tulane University. He currently directs the Vanderbilt Center for Latin American Studies.
Academic work
Fischer has written numerous books, including: Cultural Logics and Global Economies (a 2002 Choice Outstanding Academic Title), Broccoli and Desire, and Cash on the Table. He starred in The Teaching Company's Great Course series “Peoples and Cultures of the World,”"Edward Fischer" ([http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/professors/professor_detail.aspx?pid=298]) The Great Courses. Retrieved 20 November 2013. has been featured on BigThink.com,“Experts: Ted Fischer” ([http://bigthink.com/users/tedfischer]) BigThink.com. Retrieved 15 July 2013. and is often cited in media outlets.“After Kinship and Marriage, Anthropology Discovers Love” ([https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/24/science/after-kinship-and-marriage-anthropology-discovers-love.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm]) The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2013.“Der schnode Einkauf als gutes Werk” ([https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/oekonomie/nachrichten/konsum-der-schnoede-einkauf-als-gutes-werk/330080.html]) Handelsblatt. Retrieved 18 July 2013.“Isn’t It Romantic?” ([http://thedailybeast.com/newsweek/1993/01/17/isn-t-it-romantic.html]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}) The Daily Beast. Retrieved 18 July 2013.“The Lessons of Love” ([http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200910/the-lessons-love]) Psychology Today. Retrieved 18 July 2013. He was the executive producer of the film Música Campesina by Alberto Fuguet.“Música campesina Country Music” ([http://www.cinelasamericas.org/component/content/article/738-musica-campesina-country-music] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230359/http://www.cinelasamericas.org/component/content/article/738-musica-campesina-country-music |date=2013-12-02 }}) Cine Las Americas. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
In 2009, Fischer founded Maní+, a social enterprise in Guatemala that develops and produces locally sourced complementary foods to fight malnutrition.“Mesa Pública: Innovations, Finding Solutions to Guatemala’s” ([http://www.blogtalkradio.com/mesapublica/2012/09/24/mesa-pblica])Blog Talk Radio. Retrieved 18 July 2013. He also consults with private companies and public agencies.“Edward Fischer” ([http://www.theglobalist.com/contributors/edward-fischer/]) The Globalist. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
Selected bibliography
- (with R. McKenna Brown) (1997). Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 255 pages. {{ISBN|0292708513}}.
- (with Carol Hendrickson) (2002). Tecpan Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. pp. 184 pages. {{ISBN|0813337224}}.
- (2002). Cultural Logics and Global Economies: Maya Identity in Thought and Practice. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. pp. 303 pages. {{ISBN|0292725345}}.
- (2004) Peoples and Cultures of the World: The Great Courses. Chantilly, VA: The Teaching Company. {{ISBN|1565859200}}.
- (with John M. Watanabe) (2004). Pluralizing Ethnography: Comparison and Representation in Maya Cultures, Histories, and Identities. Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press. pp. 370 pages. {{ISBN|1930618352}}.
- (with Peter Benson) (2006). Broccoli and Desire: Global Connections and Maya Struggles in Postwar Guatemala. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. pp. 224 pages. {{ISBN|0804754845}}.
- (with others) (2008). Of Rage and Redemption: The Art of Oswaldo Guayasamin. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University. pp. 99 pages. {{ISBN|0615187013}}.
- (2008). Indigenous Peoples, Civil Society, and the Neo-liberal State in Latin America. Oxford and New York: Berghahn Books. pp. 224 pages. {{ISBN|1845455975}}.
- (2013). Cash on the Table: Markets, Values and Moral Economies. Santa Fe, NM: School of American Research Press. pp. 275 pages. {{ISBN|1938645006}}.
References
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External links
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- http://www.maniplus.org
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