B.A. Michigan State University;
M.A. Boston University
Ph.D. Boston University
Cultural anthropology; political ecology; environmental justice; biodiversity conservation; the commodification of nature, globalization, identity, indigenism, and civil society
Professor James Igoe was recently the keynote speaker for the 2009 meetings of the Middle American Alliance for African Studies.
http://associations.missouristate.edu/maaas/default.htm
The talk took place on Friday September 9th at the Greenwood Cultural Center, the cultural heart of Tulsa's Greenwood Historic Neighborhood. The area was known as Black Wall Street in the early 20th century, till the Tulsa Race Riots of 1921 devastated this prosperous neighborhood.
http://www.greenwoodculturalcenter.com/
Professor Igoe's talk was entitled Thinking About African Environments in the Context of our Current Economic and Ecological Crises. He also gave an interview on Tulsa Public Radio on the same topic, which can be heard at the following link:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwgs/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1562365/StudioTulsa/Ongoing.Concerns.---.and.New.Questions.---.about.Africa.and.the.Environment