Casey High

Dr. Casey High is a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, with a focus on Amazonian environmental politics, language, and social transformation. Originally from Washington State, USA, they joined Edinburgh in 2013 after postdoctoral stints at CNRS (Paris) and Goldsmiths (London). Their fieldwork with Waorani communities in Ecuador spans 25 years, examining memory, violence, environmental activism, and translation practices.

• PhD in Social Anthropology, London School of Economics

Research explores Indigenous collaborations with environmentalists, gendered relations, and urban migration in Amazonia. They co-edited 'The Lowland South American World' (2025) and authored two monographs: 'Victims and Warriors' (2015) and 'Translating Worlds, Defending Land' (2025). Their work challenges assumptions about shared purposes in cross-cultural collaborations.

Teaching includes courses on anthropological concepts, Latin American anthropology, and ethnographic methods. They supervise undergraduate, MSc, and PhD students in topics ranging from bilingual education in China to mezcal industry changes in Mexico.