James Beveridge

Dr. James Beveridge is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Appalachian State University. His research focuses on socio-cultural anthropology, particularly Amazonian Indigenous groups in Ecuador and Bolivia, examining Indigenous resistance to megaprojects and multispecies relationships. He holds a PhD from The University of Texas at Austin, with a dissertation on Quichua practices of huibana (animal companionship) and a master’s thesis on settler colonialism in Bolivia’s TIPNIS region.

His current research includes community-engaged projects on multispecies sociality in the Carolinas and Appalachia, such as non-profit use of goats to combat invasive species and feral pony populations. Beveridge’s work bridges anthropology of science, political ecology, and alternatives to neo-extractivist development models. His scholarship critiques state-driven extractivism and advocates for Indigenous sovereignty.

He teaches courses in socio-cultural anthropology and is affiliated with the Center for Appalachian Studies and Global Studies programs. His office is in Anne Belk Hall, and he actively publishes on Amazonian Indigenous philosophy, ontological politics, and decolonial methodologies.