Carmen M. White, Ph.D

Anthropology

Anspach Hall 139
(989) 774-3410
Carmen.M.White@cmich.edu
 
 

Education

Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, 1997
M.A., Washington University, St. Louis, 1991
B.A., Washington University, St. Louis, 1987
 
 

Teaching Expertise

Cultural Anthropology
Education and Culture
Cultures of the South Pacific
 
 

Research Interests

Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Plural Societies
Educational Anthropology
Minority Education
Political Anthropology
Oceanic Studies
Qualitative Research Methods
Comparative Research
Urban Anthropology
Contemporary Social Problems in the United States
African American Families
 
 

Selected Publications

"Affirmative Action and Education in Fiji: Legitimation, Contestation, and Colonial Discourse."  Harvard Educational Review, 71(2): 240-268, 2001.

"Between Academic Theory and folk Wisdom: Local Discourse on Differential Educational Attainment in Fiji."  Comparative Education Review, 45(3): 303-333, 2001.

"Legitibation and Contestation of Affirmative Action Policies in Fiji: the Invocation of Colonial Discourse."  International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice, 2(1): 1-26, 2001.
 
 

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