Center of Latin American Studies KU

Faculty

	Jane Gibson
	Associate Professor
	631 Fraser Hall
	jwgc@ku.edu



Current Research

Current Projects	Monograph working title: Selling Sustainability Short: Tourism Development in Talamanca del Sur, Costa Rica Video ethnography working title: The Three Wars of John Musgrave. With Dr. Jack Hofman. Part I: GI Johnny. Part II: Johnny Goes to War. Part III: When Johnny Came Marching Home.

Research Interests	Applied cultural anthropology; ecological and economic anthropology; conservation and development; visual anthropology; Central America, U.S.

Selected Publications	“Laid Back”: A Study of Tourist Experiences and Perceptions in Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, Costa Rica. Presented to ATEC and the community of Puerto Viejo, July 5, 2006. Report to the National Marine Fisheries, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency. U.S. Government. Washington D.C. The Importance of Shrimp and Oyster Fisheries to Communities in Plaquemines Parrish, Louisiana. January 2005. Monograph. Skin and Bones: The Management of People and Natural Resources in Shellcracker Haven, Florida. CA: Wadsworth.

Courses Taught	ANTH 301: Anthropology through Films

Education	Ph.D. University of Florida (1992)