Jeffrey C. Kaufmann
- Courses2
- Reviews6
- School: University of Southern Mississippi
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- Department: Sociology
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Biography
University of Southern Mississippi - Sociology
Experience
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Publications Specialist
Design and draw presentations to sell aeronautical products to global customers.
University of Southern Mississippi
Professor
Teach cultural anthropology, online and brick and mortar, to undergraduate and graduate students; write, edit, and publish on Madagascar cultures; compose multimodal pieces on Mississippi cultures for Digital Piney Woods (www.piney.org); co-edit Digital Piney Woods.
jckdesign
Writer/Editor
Manage manuscripts from draft to published form.
Create book templates, flow pages, pagination, illustrations, TOC, Index.
Coordinate with publishers, comply with styles and budgets.General Dynamics Information Technology / CSRA
Background Investigator
Jeffrey worked at General Dynamics Information Technology / CSRA as a Background Investigator
African Studies Association
Production Manager
Compositor, designer, production manager for peer reviewed international scholarly journal History in Africa
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Cultural Anthropology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Cultural Anthropology
PhD student, acquired research grants for field work in Madagascar, completed field work among pastoralists in southern Madagascar, wrote dissertation on cactus pastoralists
Publications
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
Contrasting visions of nature and landscapes
Oxford: Earthscan
In this chapter I bring out some of the contrasts between conservationists and Malagasy people by formulating, in their own terms, Malagasy approaches to nature and landscape. The reader should recognize that there are different “ways of being in the environment” than those suggested in conservation discourse. I first discuss nature and landscape with an eye on remaining faithful to the vernacular categories of thought that shape and give these concepts heft. I consider how the practice of making history with the help of trees gets at Malagasy conceptions of nature. Next I discuss how Malagasy inform their landscapes with taboos (fady) and community conventions (dina), concepts that conservationists in Madagascar consider as keys to an “indigenous conservation ethic,” as ways to make Malagasy cultural ideas instrumental in their efforts to save nature. My discussion shows that taboos and community conventions are cultural terms directing social behavior by instructing people on how to conduct themselves in a social environment with other people, and not elements of a conservation ethic. Conservationists are embellishing Malagasy ideas for their own designs when they refashion social principles into environmental rules. I consider this embellishment through the lens of the 15th century French political philosopher, La Boétie. I discuss his concept of “voluntary servitude” to compare past and present forms of dominance. La Boétie’s lens clarifies the link between conservation power and colonial power. It helps one see the persistence of colonial institutions in Madagascar. I conclude by offering some anthropological recommendations for conservationists to think about.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
Contrasting visions of nature and landscapes
Oxford: Earthscan
In this chapter I bring out some of the contrasts between conservationists and Malagasy people by formulating, in their own terms, Malagasy approaches to nature and landscape. The reader should recognize that there are different “ways of being in the environment” than those suggested in conservation discourse. I first discuss nature and landscape with an eye on remaining faithful to the vernacular categories of thought that shape and give these concepts heft. I consider how the practice of making history with the help of trees gets at Malagasy conceptions of nature. Next I discuss how Malagasy inform their landscapes with taboos (fady) and community conventions (dina), concepts that conservationists in Madagascar consider as keys to an “indigenous conservation ethic,” as ways to make Malagasy cultural ideas instrumental in their efforts to save nature. My discussion shows that taboos and community conventions are cultural terms directing social behavior by instructing people on how to conduct themselves in a social environment with other people, and not elements of a conservation ethic. Conservationists are embellishing Malagasy ideas for their own designs when they refashion social principles into environmental rules. I consider this embellishment through the lens of the 15th century French political philosopher, La Boétie. I discuss his concept of “voluntary servitude” to compare past and present forms of dominance. La Boétie’s lens clarifies the link between conservation power and colonial power. It helps one see the persistence of colonial institutions in Madagascar. I conclude by offering some anthropological recommendations for conservationists to think about.
Archival Research in Antananarivo, Madagascar: The National Archives
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 24, pp. 413-429
A tour through the national archives of Madagascar.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
Contrasting visions of nature and landscapes
Oxford: Earthscan
In this chapter I bring out some of the contrasts between conservationists and Malagasy people by formulating, in their own terms, Malagasy approaches to nature and landscape. The reader should recognize that there are different “ways of being in the environment” than those suggested in conservation discourse. I first discuss nature and landscape with an eye on remaining faithful to the vernacular categories of thought that shape and give these concepts heft. I consider how the practice of making history with the help of trees gets at Malagasy conceptions of nature. Next I discuss how Malagasy inform their landscapes with taboos (fady) and community conventions (dina), concepts that conservationists in Madagascar consider as keys to an “indigenous conservation ethic,” as ways to make Malagasy cultural ideas instrumental in their efforts to save nature. My discussion shows that taboos and community conventions are cultural terms directing social behavior by instructing people on how to conduct themselves in a social environment with other people, and not elements of a conservation ethic. Conservationists are embellishing Malagasy ideas for their own designs when they refashion social principles into environmental rules. I consider this embellishment through the lens of the 15th century French political philosopher, La Boétie. I discuss his concept of “voluntary servitude” to compare past and present forms of dominance. La Boétie’s lens clarifies the link between conservation power and colonial power. It helps one see the persistence of colonial institutions in Madagascar. I conclude by offering some anthropological recommendations for conservationists to think about.
Archival Research in Antananarivo, Madagascar: The National Archives
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 24, pp. 413-429
A tour through the national archives of Madagascar.
Forget the Numbers: The Case of a Madagascar Famine
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 27, pp. 143-157
An historical anthropology look at a killing famine that followed the French colonial government's war on prickly pear cactus in Madagascar.
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
Contrasting visions of nature and landscapes
Oxford: Earthscan
In this chapter I bring out some of the contrasts between conservationists and Malagasy people by formulating, in their own terms, Malagasy approaches to nature and landscape. The reader should recognize that there are different “ways of being in the environment” than those suggested in conservation discourse. I first discuss nature and landscape with an eye on remaining faithful to the vernacular categories of thought that shape and give these concepts heft. I consider how the practice of making history with the help of trees gets at Malagasy conceptions of nature. Next I discuss how Malagasy inform their landscapes with taboos (fady) and community conventions (dina), concepts that conservationists in Madagascar consider as keys to an “indigenous conservation ethic,” as ways to make Malagasy cultural ideas instrumental in their efforts to save nature. My discussion shows that taboos and community conventions are cultural terms directing social behavior by instructing people on how to conduct themselves in a social environment with other people, and not elements of a conservation ethic. Conservationists are embellishing Malagasy ideas for their own designs when they refashion social principles into environmental rules. I consider this embellishment through the lens of the 15th century French political philosopher, La Boétie. I discuss his concept of “voluntary servitude” to compare past and present forms of dominance. La Boétie’s lens clarifies the link between conservation power and colonial power. It helps one see the persistence of colonial institutions in Madagascar. I conclude by offering some anthropological recommendations for conservationists to think about.
Archival Research in Antananarivo, Madagascar: The National Archives
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 24, pp. 413-429
A tour through the national archives of Madagascar.
Forget the Numbers: The Case of a Madagascar Famine
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 27, pp. 143-157
An historical anthropology look at a killing famine that followed the French colonial government's war on prickly pear cactus in Madagascar.
Making Kin of Historians and Anthropologists: Fictive Kinship in Fieldwork Methodology
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 30, pp. 179-194
On fictive kinship in Madagascar, co-written by A. Rabodoarimiadana
The Sediment of Nomadism
History in Africa / ASA / vol 36, pp. 235-264
A study of the inner trappings and assumptions of the category of nomadism in anthropological thought.
Doubting Modernity for Madagascar's Cactus Pastoralists
History in Africa / ASA / vol 38, pp. 123-151
How the concept of modernity lags behind Latour's notion of crossovers to describe the phenomenon of cactus pastoralism.
On Finding Madagascar Materials: The ELCA Region 3 Archives in Minnesota
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 487-496
Archival research methodology holding documents and visual texts on Madagascar in the era of missionization.
The Informant as Resolute Overseer
History in Africa / ASA / vol 29, pp. 231-255
A look at the ways research informants direct the research process in ethnographic field research.
Faly aux vazaha: Eugène Bastard, Taboo, and Mahafale Autarky in Southwest Madagascar, 1899
History in Africa / ASA / vol 26, pp. 129-155
The tribulations of French colonialist being handled in Mahafale territory.
Contrasting visions of nature and landscapes
Oxford: Earthscan
In this chapter I bring out some of the contrasts between conservationists and Malagasy people by formulating, in their own terms, Malagasy approaches to nature and landscape. The reader should recognize that there are different “ways of being in the environment” than those suggested in conservation discourse. I first discuss nature and landscape with an eye on remaining faithful to the vernacular categories of thought that shape and give these concepts heft. I consider how the practice of making history with the help of trees gets at Malagasy conceptions of nature. Next I discuss how Malagasy inform their landscapes with taboos (fady) and community conventions (dina), concepts that conservationists in Madagascar consider as keys to an “indigenous conservation ethic,” as ways to make Malagasy cultural ideas instrumental in their efforts to save nature. My discussion shows that taboos and community conventions are cultural terms directing social behavior by instructing people on how to conduct themselves in a social environment with other people, and not elements of a conservation ethic. Conservationists are embellishing Malagasy ideas for their own designs when they refashion social principles into environmental rules. I consider this embellishment through the lens of the 15th century French political philosopher, La Boétie. I discuss his concept of “voluntary servitude” to compare past and present forms of dominance. La Boétie’s lens clarifies the link between conservation power and colonial power. It helps one see the persistence of colonial institutions in Madagascar. I conclude by offering some anthropological recommendations for conservationists to think about.
Archival Research in Antananarivo, Madagascar: The National Archives
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 24, pp. 413-429
A tour through the national archives of Madagascar.
Forget the Numbers: The Case of a Madagascar Famine
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 27, pp. 143-157
An historical anthropology look at a killing famine that followed the French colonial government's war on prickly pear cactus in Madagascar.
Making Kin of Historians and Anthropologists: Fictive Kinship in Fieldwork Methodology
History in Africa / ASA / vol. 30, pp. 179-194
On fictive kinship in Madagascar, co-written by A. Rabodoarimiadana
Book Review for Africa: Genese Marie Sodikoff, Forest and Labor in Madagascar: From Colonial Concession to Global Biosphere.
Africa
This book is an environmental ethnography of the impacts that a large biosphere reserve has had on the lives of mainly Malagasy conservation agents in northeastern Madagascar. It should serve to inspire further ethnographies of conservation in Madagascar as well as in other locations where conservation and its incumbent ideologies and bureaucracies have reshaped—and will continue to have a role in the undoing of—how local people live with the land.
