Curriculum Vitae Brian Brazeal Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University, Chico 400 West First Street, Chico, California, 95929, tel. 530-961-3501.
[email protected] Employment: • Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University (Fall 2007 to the present) • Adjunct Instructor, The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African and African American Studies, Summer Study Abroad in Brazil Program, University of Virginia, Summer 2006. Summer 2007 • Courses taught: “Afro-Bahian Culture and Society” (African-American Studies 401Z), Bahian Culture and History (Portuguese 401Z). Education: • Ph.D. The University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology, August 24, 2007. Thesis title, ”Blood, Money and Fame: Nagô Magic in the Bahian Backlands.” • Admitted to Ph.D. Candidacy, University of Chicago, Department of Anthropology, February 2003 • M.A. Anthropology, University of Chicago December 2001. Thesis Title “The Music of the Bahian Caboclos” • B.A. Anthropology, Reed College May 1999. Thesis Title “Andean Music in San Francisco” Languages • Portuguese, fluent in speaking, reading and writing • Spanish, fluent in speaking, reading and writing Instruction Regular Courses Taught • History of Theory and Method in Anthropology (Anth 496, FA 10, FA 11, FA 14, FA 15, FA 16) • “Visual Anthropology” (Anth 443. SPR 2009, Spring 2010, SPR 2011, SPR 12, SPR 14, SPR 15, SPR 16, SPR 17) • “Graduate Seminar in Cultural Anthropology” (Anth 603. SPR 09, SPR 11, SPR 16) • “Magic, Witchcraft and Religion” (Anth 140, Each term FA 07 to Present) • “Anthropology of Religion” (Anth 432, FA 07, SPR 09) • “Language and Culture” (Anth 304 Spr 08, Fall 08, SPR 10, FA 10, FA 12, FA 14, FA 15, FA16) • “Field Methods in Ethnography” (Anth 483.