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
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
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Anthropological Theory
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Native Peoples and the Environment
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Native Peoples of
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Ancient Civilizations of the
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Anthropology of the Andean Highlands
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Amerindian Warfare and Ritual violence
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Cross Cultural Perspectives
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Language and Culture
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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Introduction to Physical Anthropology
The Ethics of Anthropology and Amerindian Research: Reporting on Environmental Degradation and Warfare.
Eds., Richard J. Chacon and Ruben G. Mendoza. New York: Springer. 2012.
For more inofrmation on the book please visit:
North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence.
Eds., Richard J. Chacon and Ruben
G. Mendoza. Tucson: University of
For more information on the book please visit:
Latin American Indigenous Warfare
and Ritual Violence.
Eds., Richard
J. Chacon and
The Taking and Displaying of
Human Body Parts as Trophies by Amerindians.
Eds., Richard J. Chacon and David H. Dye. New York: Springer. 2007.
For more information on the book please visit:
http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+%26+archaeology/book/978-0-387-76983-7
The Alto Corrientes Health Care Fund
Dr. Richard J. Chacon
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Series Editor for Springer's
Anthropology and Ethics
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Office: (803) 323-4656
E-mail: chaconr@winthrop.edu