Celia Nyamweru

Domaine de recherche

l'Afrique

Pays de résidence

États-Unis d'Amérique

Titre

Associate Professor

Affiliation

St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York

Adresse électronique

cnyamweru@stlawu.edu

Adresse

Department of Anthropology
St. Lawrence University
Romoda Drive
Canton, New York 13617 USA

Téléphone/Télécopie

phone: 315 229 5723
254 020 884509 and 11 (until 31 May 2004)
fax: 315 229 5803
254 020 882794 (until 31 May 2004)

Pays de spécialisation

Kenya

Recherche

Sacred forests and other natural sacred sites (in particular the kaya
forests of coastal Kenya) - indigenous conservation strategies and modern
conservation issues. Barkcloth in Uganda; economic, environmental and
aesthetic aspects of its production and sale. Monitoring of the activity of
Oldoinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania.

Enseignement

Human Ecology and Conservation in Africa, including 'Environment and
Resource use in Kenya', 'Women and Land in Africa', 'Famine', 'Environmental
Perception and Indigenous Knowledge"

Publications

'Women and sacred groves in coastal Kenya: a contribution to the ecofeminist
debate' in Ecofeminism and globalization, edited H. Eaton and L.A.
Lorentzen, Rowman and Littlefield, 2003.

Mots-clés

Women ; ecology ; environment ; conservation ;