Natalia Buitron

Dr Natalia Buitron is a socio-political anthropologist and Jessica Sainsbury Associate Professor in Anthropology of Amazonia at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with Jesus College. Her research focuses on institutional creativity, political subjectivity, and indigeneity in Latin America.

• Academic Positions: Associate Professor, Fellow, Director of Studies in Human, Social and Political Sciences
• Education: BA (University of Siena), MSc (LSE), PhD (LSE)

Research Interests include indigenous-state relations, egalitarianism, self-governance, moral transformation, and environmental degradation in Amazonian contexts. She co-convenes the Indigenous Studies Group at Oxford and advocates for collaborative pedagogy.

Scientific Awards highlight her scholarly excellence:

• Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (2020)
• BEST Article Award, LASA Amazonia Section (2021)
• Firth Prize for PhD paper (2016)
• Alfred Gell Research Award (2013)

Contact: Email nb668@cam.ac.uk