Barbara G. Hoffman

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Professor
Affiliation	Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Email	b.hoffman@csuohio.edu
Mailing Address	Department of Anthropology Cleveland State University 2121 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 216-687-3549 fax: 216-687-9384
Research Interests	Language and Social Status in Mande Societies, Globalization and Culture Change Among the Maasai, Gender issues across Africa, Endangered African Languages
Teaching Interests	Introduction to Cultures of Africa, Advanced African Studies, Visual Anthropology
Publications	Griots at War: Conflict, Conciliation and Caste in Mande. Indiana University Press 2000. Films/DVDs: Making Maasai Men: Growing Courage Toward Circumcision. Berkeley Media, 2006. Womanhood & Circumcision: Three Maasai Women Have Their Say. Berkeley Media, 2002.
Keywords	Mande societies ; language ; social status ; globalization ; culture change ; Maasai ; gender.