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Erve J. Chambers Professor of Anthropology Personal page: |
Prof. Chambers received his Ph.D. in Anthropology at University
of Oregon.
He studied for long time the development of Applied Anthropology in the
United States. In his book Applied Anthropology: A practical guide,
he presents various ways of applying anthropological research and analysis
to everyday social and political life, showing the real and potential
impact of anthropology in both developing and industrialized societies.
He is past president of the Society for Applied Anthropology and he is the founding editor for one of its journals Practicing Anthropology (of which Prof. Chambers is Advisor Editor since 1986).
Prof. Chamber's areas of interest include tourism, urban and regional development, knowledge transfer and utilization, and ethnographic writing. The development of a sustainable tourism is at the centre of his current research and theoretical activities. He is also an active participant in the Resource Management and Cultural Process track within the Department of Anthropology, University of Maryland.
In 2001 Prof. Chambers was awarded of the General Research Board Award by The University of Maryland for his research and in 1994 he received the Lilly Center for Teaching Excellence Fellowship.
Since 1990 he is General Editor of Advances in Applied Anthropology book series published by the State University of New York Press.
Some publications
Erve J. Chambers (2000), Native Tours: The Anthropology of Tourism, Waveland Press, Prospect Heights, Illinois
Erve J. Chambers (ed.) (1997), Tourism and Culture: Applied Perspectives, SUNY Press, Albany, NY
Setha M. Low and Erve J. Chambers (ed.) (1989), Housing, Culture, and Design: A Comparative Perspective. Edited volume, with S. Low, University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA (nominated for 1990 Book Award of the Pioneer America Society)
Erve J. Chambers (1989), Applied Anthropology: A Practical Guide, Waveland Press
Erve J. Chambers (1991), Social and Cultural Aspects of Tourism in Thailand: A Curriculum and Study Guide, Department of Career Sciences, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand, (134 pp.)
Erve J. Chambers, A. Wolfe and J. Smith (1981), Internship Training in Applied Anthropology: A Five-Year Review, Human Resources Institute Monograph Series 3, Number 7, University of South Florida, (160 pp.)