Expert Source: James Peoples, Ph.D.

James Peoples, Ph.D., an anthropology professor at Ohio Wesleyan, is the author of “Island in Trust” and co-author of “Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology,” a textbook now in its 8th edition. With a research focus on cultures of the Pacific islands, Peoples has conducted anthropological fieldwork on a small Micronesian island, where he studied the impact of American subsidies on the islands agricultural and cash economy. At Ohio Wesleyan he teaches courses in cultural anthropology, human ecology, Pacific cultures, East Asia, and Native Americans of the Southwest.

Education:

• B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz
• Ph.D., University of California, Davis

Areas of Expertise:

• Pacific island culture
• East Asia, especially Korea

Selected Publications:

• “Island in Trust”
• “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”
• Co-author, “Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology”
• Eleven articles and chapters in scholarly journals and books