James J. Igoe

Assistant Professor,
james.j.igoe at dartmouth.edu
Telephone: (603) 646-0926
Office: 410 Silsby
6047 Silsby Hall
Hanover, NH 03755

B.A. Michigan State University;
M.A. Boston University
Ph.D. Boston University

Areas of Expertise

Cultural anthropology; political ecology; environmental justice; biodiversity conservation; the commodification of nature, globalization, identity, indigenism, and civil society

Recent publications:

• "Whither Communities and Conservation?" with C Fortwangler, International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, 3:2 (2007) 65-76.
• "Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Conservation to Local Communities," Journal of Ecological Anthropology, 10:1 (2006) 72-77.
• "Becoming Indigenous Peoples: Difference, Inequality, and the Globalization of East African Identity Politics," African Affairs, 105:420 (2006) 399-420.
• "Eviction for Conservation: A Global Overview," with D Brockington, Conservation and Society, 4:3 (2006) 424-470.
• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors, and the State, edited with T Kelsall, (2005).

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