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Paja L Faudree is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at Brown University. She holds a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA in Literary Arts from Brown. Her research bridges linguistic anthropology, indigenous studies, and cultural politics, with fieldwork focused on Latin America. She is affiliated with Brown's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Program in Science and Technology Studies, and Development Studies.
Her research examines:
- Language-music interfaces and ritual performance
- Indigenous literary movements and knowledge systems
- Ethnohistory of New World colonization
- Global circulation of indigenous rights discourses
- Ethnobotanical traditions and cultural commodification
Recent publications (2013-2020) demonstrate consistent engagement with decolonial methodologies, Mexican cultural practices, and indigenous representation. Key thematic clusters include: ritual music's role in diasporic communities, linguistic politics in indigenous activism, ethnobotanical knowledge systems, and critical analyses of colonial texts. Her work employs interdisciplinary frameworks from ethnomusicology, performance studies, and political anthropology.
Awards:
- Harper-Schmidt Postdoctoral Fellowship in Social Sciences (University of Chicago)
Additionally, Faudree is a published poet and playwright, integrating creative practice with scholarly work on cultural expression.
