Christiane Paponnet-Cantat (Professor)
Christiane Paponnet-Cantat joined the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Brunswick in 1988. She holds degrees from the University of British Columbia (BA), and Simon Fraser University (MA and PhD).
Professor Paponnet-Cantat’s area of specialization is Latin American studies. She has research and practical experiences in Peru, Cuba, and Mexico. Since 1994, her research has focused on Cuban society. She is a member of Cuba’s CESOC (Centro de Estudios Socio-Culturales), and Honorary Professor at the University of Cienfuegos.
Her past research focused on peasant studies and land reform processes in Latin America. Her current research includes tourism, Cuban women as entrepreneurs, Cuban naïve painters, and issues of national identities and collective memory formation.
Courses Taught:
- ANTH 1001 The Human Experience: Socio-Cultural Approaches
- ANTH 2014 Debates in Anthropology
- ANTH 3053 On-site Latin America
- ANTH 3061 Ethnography
- ANTH 3434 Cross-cultural Communication
- ANTH 3694 Latin America
- TWS 4002 Third World Studies Seminar
- ANTH 4011 Colonialism
- ANTH 4112 The Culture of Capitalism
- ANTH 4144 Social Change
- ANTH 4214 Comparative Political Systems
- ANTH 4224 Religion in Practice
- ANTH 4234 Peasants
- ANTH 5701 Doing Anthropology: Method and Theory
Research:
Contact Information:
Office: Annex C, Rm. 33
Phone: (506) 458-7996
Fax: (506) 453-5071
