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recounting research: Professor of Anthropology Krista Van Vleet delved into the research behind her most recent book in a virtual conversation on Wednesday.
After 14 months of research, Professor of Anthropology Krista Van Vleet shared her book published in 2019, “Hierarchies of Care: Girls, Motherhood, and Inequality in Peru,” with the Bowdoin community in a webinar-style book talk on Wednesday.
Van Vleet’s book is an ethnography, the culmination of observational field work, interviews and hands-on research on orphanages in Cuzco, Peru.
During the talk, which was moderated by Assistant Professor of Anthropology Willi Lempert, Van Vleet explained that much of her project unfolded unexpectedly. She had initially planned to conduct her 2008 research in Bolivia, but due to social and political unrest, it proved too difficult to obtain visas and easily travel with her family. Instead, she opted to travel to Cuzco, a city she had visited once before.