Dr. Richard Chacon next to an adult Yanomamö man hunting with bow and arrow
near the village of Poremababopateri. Photo by L. Sugiyama.

Dr. RICHARD JOHN CHACON

Interests: Human Behavioral Ecology, Subsistence Strategies, Natural Resource Conservation, Warfare, Belief Systems, Ethnohistory, Medical Anthropology, Development of Social Complexity and Globalization; Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.

 

Fieldwork: Dr. Chacon has conducted anthropological research among the Yanomamö, the Yora and the Achuar (Shiwiar) of Amazonia along with the Otavalo & Cotacachi Indians of the Andean Highlands.

Courses taught

·                           Anthropological Theory

·                           Native Peoples and the Environment

·                           Native Peoples of South America

·                           Ancient Civilizations of the Americas

·                           Anthropology of the Andean Highlands

·                           Amerindian Warfare and Ritual violence

·                           Cross Cultural Perspectives

·                           Language and Culture

·                           Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

·                           Introduction to Physical Anthropology

Publications: Dr. Chacon's recent books include:

1. North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence.

Eds., Richard Chacon and Ruben Mendoza. University of Arizona Press. 2007.         

For more information on the book please visit:

          http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/util/show_search_result.php?file=%2F%2FBOOKS%2Fbid1872.htm&terms=chacon&case=Insensitive

 

2. Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence.

          Eds., Richard Chacon and Ruben Mendoza University of Arizona Press. 2007.

          For more information on the book please visit: http://www.uapress.arizona.edu/BOOKS/bid1871.htm

 

3. The Taking and Displaying of Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians.

          Eds., Richard Chacon and David Dye. Springer Press. Paperback 2007.

          For more information on the book please visit:

          http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/book/978-0-387-76983-7

 

Press coverage: For an article on Dr. Chacon's research please visit:

http://media.www.thejohnsonian.com/media/storage/paper988/news/2009/01/29/HealthAndScience/Anthropologist.Hunts.For.Meaning.Of.Kinship-3601318.shtml

 

The Alto Corrientes Health Care Fund

Dr. Chacon has founded a non-profit fund to help the Achuar (Shiwiar) people meet their medical needs. For more information on these efforts visit:

http://www.antelope.com/achcf/index.htm

Dr. Richard J. Chacon

Department of Sociology & Anthropology

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC 29733

Office: (803) 323-4656

E-mail: chaconr@winthrop.edu