Anthropology Faculty

Laura Nader
Social Cultural Anthropology
313 Kroeber Hall
510.642.1218
Office hours: Tu/Th 12:30-2

Research Interests

Nader's current work focuses on how central dogmas are made and how they work in law, energy science, and anthropology. Harmony, Ideology—Injustice and Control in a Mountain Zapotec Village (1990) and The Life of the Law: Anthropological Projects (2002) and (with Ugo Mattei) Plunder - When the Rule of Law is Illegal (2008) indicate a wide range of interests in law that has moved from village sites into national and international arenas. Energy Choices in a Democratic Society (1980) is the initial work that has continued on in the area of energy and resources culminating in Naked Science—Anthropological Inquiry into Boundaries, Power, and Knowledge (1996). This work reflects a theoretical perspective that crosses disciplinary boundaries. Essays in Controlling Processees (1994, 1996, 2002) is ongoing work that attempts to synthesize contemporary work on power and control. Her films To Make the Balance and the PBS film Little Injustices are widely disseminated. Nader is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1995 the Law and Society Association awarded her the Kalven Prize for distinguished

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Courses for Spring 2009

Anthropology 139: Controlling Processes

Anthropology 250X-1: 'Classic' Ethnography
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