Jean-Philippe Belleau
Department:
Anthropology
Title:
Associate Professor
Location:
McCormack Hall Floor 04
Phone:
617.287.5718
Biography
Jean-Philippe Belleau is a Latin Americanist and a social anthropologist working on Brazil. Prior to joining UMass Boston, he worked for a decade in human rights and development with the OAS, the United Nations, ADF, UNDP and various NGOs, including Viva Rio and IFES. He directed the Human Rights Education Fund in Haiti and was the political adviser to the OAS Chief of Mission in Haiti. He is on the editorial board of the Brill book series Studies in Christian Mission.
Area of Expertise
Lowland indigenous societies, hunters-gatherers, human rights, anthropology of becoming, Amerindian perspectivism, mass violence, Brazilian cinema, raw art
Degrees
PhD, Institut des Hautes Etudes d'Amérique Latine, Université Paris-III Sorbone Nouvelle