Ron Loewe

Professor Ron Loewe is a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). His research focuses on cultural integration, health systems, and modernization processes in Mexico and the U.S., with particular emphasis on Maya communities and diabetes studies.

Education:

• Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1995
• M.A., University of Illinois, 1983
• B.A., Earlham College, 1979

Research Interests:
Dr. Loewe’s work examines the historical and cultural dynamics of Maya villagers’ integration into modern Mexico, including labor systems, resistance to acculturation, and the role of expressive traditions like myth and dance. He has conducted fieldwork in Maxcanu, Mexico, and studied diabetes in Chicago. His book Maya or Mestizo: Nationalism, Modernity and its Discontents (2010) analyzes nationalism and modernization’s impacts on indigenous identities.

Teaching:
He teaches courses such as Medical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology, and the anthropology of Mexico. Recent courses include ANTH 436, ANTH 323, and ANTH 120.