My Story
I grew up in Tucson, Arizona, 90 miles from the Mexican border, though I didn’t think about that until I was 17, when I spent a summer in Guadalajara studying Spanish, and developed an endlessly fascinating sense of marvel with our neighboring country. After getting a degree in History at the University of Michigan, I studied Cultural Anthropology at the University of Texas and developed research interests in indigenous ethnic identity, language and culture, shamanism, and tourism. I continued to travel every year to continue research in Oaxaca, Mexico. Warren Wilson has allowed me to share my love of ALL of anthropology, and not become fixed in a particular subfield.
Ben FeinbergAt Warren Wilson, we have the time we need to know our students as real, complete, complicated human beings, not just a butt in a seat and a name on a paper.
Education
- B.A. in History, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests
- The Politics of Representation and Identity
- Indigenous Cultures of Mexico
- Anthropology of Tourism
Courses Taught
- ANT 2410: Native Peoples of Mexico
- SOC 3170: Social Theory
- ANT 4150: Subculture
Crews and Other Activities
- Coordinate the Annual Capstone Carnival
- Supervisor of Social Sciences Crew