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Dr. Daniela Peluso is a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Kent's School of Anthropology and Conservation, holding a PhD from Columbia University. Her work bridges Amazonian ethnography and corporate anthropology, with special focus on indigenous communities in Peru and Bolivia. As an Associate Director at Chacruna Institute, she leads initiatives for psychedelic safety standards. She actively manages the Lowland South Americanists listserv (LOSAN) and serves in professional organizations like SALSA and People and Plants International.
- Academic Credentials:
- PhD in Anthropology, Columbia University
- Specialist in Ese Eja communities
- Emeritus Fellow status at Kent
- Research Domains:
- Indigenous Urbanization processes
- Gender and healthcare systems
- Finance sector ethnography
- Psychedelic safety frameworks
Her 20+ year fieldwork in Amazonia informs both medical pluralism and corporate anthropology studies. Recent publications examine digital finance resistance (2023), gender dynamics in corporate art (2017), and informal economy corruption (2018). With over 50 KAR-indexed publications, she has supervised 13 PhD candidates to completion.
Key Scientific Contributions:
- Co-developed Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative (2021)
- Authored Ese Eja Epona monograph on women's social power (2021)
- Co-edited Conversations on Empathy interdisciplinary volume (2023)
- Developed Chacruna's sexual abuse awareness guidelines (2020-2022)
Current projects examine indigenous urbanization as strategic mobility and digital finance counter-narratives. She teaches critical perspectives on business anthropology and Amazonian ethnography, challenging students to confront both capitalist systems and cultural preservation challenges.
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