political economy.
gender/sexuality.
race/ethnicity.
social class.
social movements.
resource politics.
latin america.
political economy. gender/sexuality. race/ethnicity. social class. social movements. resource politics. latin america.
About
Nicole Fabricant is a cultural anthropologist whose research interests focus on the cultural politics of resource wars in Latin America and the US. Her first book Mobilizing Bolivia’s Displaced Indigenous Politics and the Struggle Over Land homes in on the Landless Peasant Movement (MST-Bolivia) which is a 50,000-member social movement comprised of displaced peasants, informal laborers, and intellectuals fighting for land redistribution and the revitalization of small-scale farming. She takes readers into the personal spaces of home and work, on long bus rides, and into meetings and newly built MST settlements to show how, in response to displacement, Indigenous identity is becoming ever more dynamic and adaptive. In addition to advancing this rich definition of indigeneity, she explores the ways in which Morales has found himself at odds with Indigenous activists and, in so doing, shows that Indigenous people have a far more complex relationship to Morales than is generally understood. She has written about the creative ways in which displaced peoples use and mobilize cultural forms to push for political and economic reforms. Her academic and activist work has transitioned from Latin America to US-based movements fighting for land, housing and environmental justice. Full CV.
Email
nfabricant@towson.edu
Phone
410.704.5221