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
- North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence.
Eds., Richard Chacon and Ruben
Mendoza. University of
For more information on the book please visit:
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Latin American Indigenous Warfare
and Ritual Violence.
Eds., Richard Chacon and
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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 articles on Dr. Chacon's research please visit:
http://www.mytjnow.com/professor-says-amerindians-nee/
or
The Alto Corrientes Health Care Fund
Dr. Richard J. Chacon
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC 29733
Office: (803) 323-4656
E-mail: chaconr@winthrop.edu