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Regional interestsThailand, mainland Southeast Asia Thailand, mainland Southeast Asia 19861986--
Venezuela, AmazonVenezuela, Amazon1974 1974 --
Southeast Asia2000, "Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Futures: All 2000, "Identities, Ecologies, Rights, and Futures: All Endangered," in Endangered," in Endangered Peoples of Southeast and Endangered Peoples of Southeast and East Asia: Struggles to Survive and ThriveEast Asia: Struggles to Survive and Thrive, Leslie E. , Leslie E. SponselSponsel, ed., Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Ch. 1, pp. , ed., Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Ch. 1, pp. 11--22.22.
1998, "The Historical Ecology of Thailand: Increasing 1998, "The Historical Ecology of Thailand: Increasing Thresholds of Human Environmental Impact from Thresholds of Human Environmental Impact from Prehistory to the Present," in Prehistory to the Present," in Advances in Historical Advances in Historical EcologyEcology, William , William BaleeBalee, ed. New York, NY: Columbia , ed. New York, NY: Columbia University Press, Ch. 17, pp. 376University Press, Ch. 17, pp. 376--404. 404.
http://www.earthscape.org/r3/ES14449/balee.htmlhttp://www.earthscape.org/r3/ES14449/balee.html
Landscape at sunset in southern Thailand
On the right, Sulak On the right, Sulak SivaraksaSivaraksa –– famous publisher, prolific famous publisher, prolific Thai author, social critic, and socially engaged BuddhistThai author, social critic, and socially engaged BuddhistOn the left, On the left, NilchaweeNilchawee SivaraskaSivaraska, , SulakSulak’’ss wifewifeIn the middle, Dr. Poranee In the middle, Dr. Poranee NatadechaNatadecha--SponselSponsel
http://www.sulakhttp://www.sulak--sivaraksa.comsivaraksa.com
Some books that have been especially influential for me
Theoretical AnthropologyTheoretical Anthropology –– David David BidneyBidney 1957/19671957/1967
Reinventing AnthropologyReinventing Anthropology –– Dell Dell HymesHymes, ed., 1969/1999, ed., 1969/1999
Victims of ProgressVictims of Progress –– John H. John H. BodleyBodley, 1982/2008, 1982/2008
Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the AmazonDevastated the Amazon –– Patrick Tierney, 2000/2001Patrick Tierney, 2000/2001
NonkillingNonkilling Global Political ScienceGlobal Political Science –– Glen D. Paige 2002/2009Glen D. Paige 2002/2009
Ritual and Religion in the Making of HumanityRitual and Religion in the Making of Humanity –– Roy A. Roy A. RappaportRappaport 19991999
Ethics for the New MillenniumEthics for the New Millennium –– HH 14HH 14thth Dalai Lama of TibetDalai Lama of Tibet
University of Hawai`i campus trees
1981, first year at the University of Hawai`i, Manoa
U H ManoaEcological Anthropology ProgramEcological Anthropology Program
(1981(1981--2010)2010)
Spiritual Ecology ConcentrationSpiritual Ecology Concentration(2003(2003--2010)2010)
Environmental Anthropology andEnvironmental Anthropology andConflict Resolution ConcentrationConflict Resolution Concentration
(2003(2003--2010)2010)
Definition – Ecological Anthropology
explores how culture influences the explores how culture influences the dynamic interactions betweendynamic interactions betweenhuman populations and human populations and the ecosystems in theirthe ecosystems in theirhabitat through time.habitat through time.
““Ecological AnthropologyEcological Anthropology”” 2007,2007,http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecological_anthropologyhttp://www.eoearth.org/article/Ecological_anthropology
By far the best book for introductory survey:By far the best book for introductory survey:
Environmental Anthropology: From Pigs to PoliciesEnvironmental Anthropology: From Pigs to Policies, , Patricia K. Townsend, 2009, Patricia K. Townsend, 2009, Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
Main courses150 Human Adaptation150 Human Adaptation200 Cultural Anthropology200 Cultural Anthropology340 Primate Behavior and Ecology340 Primate Behavior and Ecology345 Aggression, War, and Peace345 Aggression, War, and Peace410 Ethics in Anthropology410 Ethics in Anthropology415 Ecological Anthropology415 Ecological Anthropology422 Anthropology of Religion422 Anthropology of Religion423 Social and Cultural Change423 Social and Cultural Change435 Human Adaptation to Forests435 Human Adaptation to Forests443 Anthropology of Buddhism443 Anthropology of Buddhism444 Spiritual Ecology444 Spiritual Ecology445 Sacred Places445 Sacred Places482 Environmental Anthropology482 Environmental Anthropology620 Human Ecology620 Human Ecology
Ph.D.’s (served as committee member, several as chair)
Thomas Headland Thomas Headland –– Summer Institute of LinguisticsSummer Institute of LinguisticsCarolyn Cook Carolyn Cook –– Freeport Mining & Freeport Mining & AmungAmung--me, me, IrianIrian JayaJayaUshaUsha Prasad Prasad –– applied anthropology consultant, HIapplied anthropology consultant, HIAkiroAkiro GotoGoto -- Miyagi WomenMiyagi Women’’s College, Japans College, JapanRajindraRajindra PuriPuri –– U Kent, Canterbury, UKU Kent, Canterbury, UKShankarShankar AswaniAswani –– UC Santa BarbaraUC Santa BarbaraFrozoFrozo DaniggelisDaniggelis –– U U Hawai`iHawai`iNarumonNarumon HinshirananHinshiranan –– Chulalongkorn U, BangkokChulalongkorn U, BangkokMorgan Brent Morgan Brent –– spiritual ecology researcher and teacherspiritual ecology researcher and teacherDavid Adams David Adams –– Institute of Cultural EcologyInstitute of Cultural EcologyGlenn Glenn DolcemascaloDolcemascalo –– UNESCOUNESCOEric Cunningham Eric Cunningham -- UHMUHM
MA’s (served as committee member, mostly as chair)
David AdamsDavid AdamsShankarShankar AswaniAswaniMorgan BrentMorgan BrentChalitaChalita BundhuwongBundhuwongAnnie ClausAnnie ClausCarolyn CookCarolyn CookEric CunninghamEric CunninghamEphrosineEphrosine DaniggelisDaniggelisGlenn Glenn DolcemascaloDolcemascaloCynthia FowlerCynthia FowlerLynn FukudaLynn FukudaKate Kate GilloglyGillogly
Corey HayashiCorey HayashiNarumonNarumon HinshirananHinshirananPaula Paula LoyaLoyaRegina LunaRegina LunaRyan Ryan LuskinLuskinTamara Tamara LuthyLuthyMicah Morton Micah Morton PhongPhong NguyenNguyenThaoThao Cong NguyenCong NguyenUshaUsha PrasadPrasadRajindraRajindra PurPurTorstenTorsten RingbergRingbergRobbanRobban TolenoToleno
EAP alumni in session at 2009 AAA meetings - left to right in back row: Morgan Zedalis, Aletta Biersack (guest discussant), Patricia Townsend (guest discussant), Marla Chassels, Merrily Stover, Ephrosine Daniggelis, Cynthia Fowler, and front row Morgan Brent, Leslie Sponsel, Thomas Headland, Eric Cunningham
EAP students with MA finishing doctorate as of 2012
ChalitaChalita BundhuwongBundhuwong -- ThailandThailandMarla Marla ChasselsChassels -- ThailandThailandEric Cunningham Eric Cunningham -- JapanJapanRegina Luna Regina Luna –– Hawai`iHawai`iTamara Tamara LuthyLuthy -- IndiaIndiaThaoThao Cong Nguyen Cong Nguyen -- VietnamVietnam
Websites of some EAP alumniDavid AdamsDavid Adamshttp://www.culturalhttp://www.cultural--ecology.comecology.comShankarShankar AswaniAswanihttp://www.anth.ucsb.edu/faculty/aswani/http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/faculty/aswani/Morgan BrentMorgan Brenthttp://www.tribesofcreation.comhttp://www.tribesofcreation.comEric CunninghamEric Cunninghamhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~ericjc/In_the_Pines/Welcome.htmlhttp://www2.hawaii.edu/~ericjc/In_the_Pines/Welcome.htmlRyan Ryan LuskinLuskinhttp://www.savagesailing.comhttp://www.savagesailing.comRajindraRajindra PuriPurihttp://www.kent.ac.uk/sac/staffhttp://www.kent.ac.uk/sac/staff--profiles/profiles/environprofiles/profiles/environ--
anthropology/academicanthropology/academic--staff/puri_rajindra.htmlstaff/puri_rajindra.html
UH affiliations
Center for Southeast Asian StudiesCenter for Southeast Asian Studies
Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation BiologyBiology
Resource Management CertificateResource Management Certificate
Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for PeaceSpark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace
My successor in ecological anthropology at UHM
Jonathan Jonathan PadwePadwe
http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/People/Faculty/Padwe/index.hthttp://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/People/Faculty/Padwe/index.htmlmlhttp://www.meatradio.com/http://www.meatradio.com/
My current projects (2012)Research Institute for Spiritual Ecology (RISE)Research Institute for Spiritual Ecology (RISE)
Developing program and websiteDeveloping program and website
ResearchResearchBuddhist Monks and Sacred Caves in Thailand Buddhist Monks and Sacred Caves in Thailand (annual fieldwork)(annual fieldwork)Buddhist Environmentalism in the USABuddhist Environmentalism in the USA(internet and other research)(internet and other research)
BooksBooksNatural Wisdom: Natural Wisdom: Meditations on Buddhist EcologyMeditations on Buddhist Ecology (book)(book)Ecocide or Ecocide or EcosanityEcosanity? ? An Ecological Anthropology of DiversityAn Ecological Anthropology of Diversity (textbook)(textbook)
Encyclopedia of Earth, 2007 http://www.eoearth.org
““Religion, Nature and Religion, Nature and EnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism””
““Sacred Places andSacred Places andBiodiversity ConservationBiodiversity Conservation””
2004,"Illuminating Darkness: The Monk2004,"Illuminating Darkness: The Monk--CaveCave--BatBat--Ecosystem Complex in Thailand,Ecosystem Complex in Thailand,““ (with (with PoraneePoranee NatadechaNatadecha--SponselSponsel)," in )," in This Sacred This Sacred Earth: Religion, Nature, EnvironmentEarth: Religion, Nature, Environment, Roger S. , Roger S. Gottlieb, ed., New York, NY: Gottlieb, ed., New York, NY: RoutledgeRoutledge, pp. , pp. 134134--144. (reprinted from 144. (reprinted from Socially Engaged Socially Engaged Spirituality: Essays in Spirituality: Essays in HonorHonor of of SulakSulakSivaraaksaSivaraaksa, David W. , David W. ChappelChappel, ed., 2003, pp. , ed., 2003, pp. 255255--270).270).
2012, 2012, ““Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating Sacred Caves of the World: Illuminating Darkness,Darkness,”” in in The Changing World Religions The Changing World Religions MapMap, Stan , Stan BrunnBrunn, ed., New York, NY: , ed., New York, NY: Springer. Springer.
For more information:
http://www.spiritualecology.info
http://www.eiine.com/rise/
http://www.anthropology.hawaii.edu/People/Faculty/Emeritus/Sponsel/index.html
http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/Sponsel
Biographical Dictionary of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Vered Amit, ed., 2004, pp. 485-486.