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Louis Forline
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology
Ph.D., University of Florida-Gainesville.

Research Interests:

  • Lowland Indians of South America
  • Ecological Anthropology
  • Sustainable development
  • Health and foodways
  • Racial-ethnic identity

My research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, the Explorers Club and the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq).

Selected Publications:
Forline, L. 2004. Applying anthropology in Brazil: professionalism and the commitment to social action (Introduction). Practicing Anthropology 26(3):2-5.

Forline, L., and E. Assis 2004. Dams and social movements in Brazil: quiet victories on the Xingu. Practicing Anthropology 26(3):21-25.

Forline, L. 2001. De la Chasse à l'abattis: itinéraires et alimentation d'un peuple récemment contacté, les Guajá du Maranhão. Les Ateliers de Caravelle 18:17-31. Toulouse, France.

Forline, L. 2000. Using and sustaining resources: the Guajá Indians and the babassu palm (Attalea speciosa). Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor 8(3):3-7. View web version.

Byrne, B., and L. Forline 1997. The use of emic racial categories as a tool for enumerating Brazilian demographic profiles. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Göeldi (Anthropologia) 13(1): 3-25.