Melissa Baird

Melissa Baird is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Michigan Technological University. She earned her BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MA and PhD from the University of Oregon. Her research focuses on critical theory applications in heritage landscapes and conflicted geographies of mining areas.

• Education:
  • BA in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
  • MA and PhD in Anthropology, University of Oregon

Her notable publication Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes (2017) examines intersections between heritage politics and critical theory. Current work explores mining areas' contested landscapes through the project Extracting Heritage.