Agathe Faure

Agathe Faure is a Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics (LSE). Her research focuses on Indigenous groups in Lowland South America, particularly the Emberá Dobidá of Colombia, examining migration, care, kinship, and gender through an anthropological lens. She has conducted extensive fieldwork analyzing the impacts of urbanization and sedentarisation on Indigenous communities.

• Education: BSc (Sciences Po Paris), MSc (University of Edinburgh), MRes (University College London), PhD (LSE)
• Funding: ESRC doctoral fellowship

Her work explores how Emberá Dobidá women navigate structural changes through bodily practices and emotional labor. Recent publications analyze urbanization experiences, migration patterns, and ethnographic methodologies in Indigenous contexts. She teaches anthropological theory and economic anthropology at LSE, including summer school programs.

• Awards: Rosemary Firth Award, Firth Prize

As a research supervisor and study adviser, Faure supports students in qualitative research methods. Her fieldwork emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding intersectional inequalities faced by Indigenous women in urban environments.