Andrew Causey
Andrew Causey, PhD, is Associate Professor of Cultural
Anthropology in the Department of Humanities, History, and Social Sciences at
Columbia College Chicago.
Dr. Causey’s research interests include the fields of
material culture (objects), art, and tourism. He has published several
scholarly articles as well as chapters in edited volumes over the past several
years. His ethnographic monograph, Hard
Bargaining in Sumatra: Toba Bataks and Western Tourists in a Souvenir
Marketplace, was published by the University of Hawai’i Press in 2003.
Dr. Causey teaches “Visual Anthropology,” “Voices, Gestures,
Silences: an anthropology of communication,” “Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology,” “Ethnographic Films,” Social Objects,” and “Anthropology of
Tourism.” He is also part of the Material Objects Research Group, a virtual
community of scholars. He’s also an active painter and sculptor.
Books:
2003 - Hard Bargaining in Sumatra: Western
Travelers and Toba Batak Woodcarvers in a Souvenir Marketplace, University of Hawai’i Press.
Chapters:
Forthcoming – “Batak Selves: personal, spiritual,
collective,” in Everyday Life in
Southeast Asia, K. Adams and K. Gillogly, editors.
Forthcoming - “Using Focused Ethnography in
Psychological Research,” in American Psychological
Association Handbook of Qualitative Research Methods, co-authors:
L. Symmonds, P. Camic.
2002 - “The
Dark Rains of Samosir,” in Mementos, Artifacts, and Hallucinations from Ethnographer’s
Tent, R. Emoff and D. Henderson, editors, University of Arizona Press.
2000 - “The
Hard Sell: Anthropologists Acting as Brokers of Crafts in the Global Marketplace,” in Artisans and
Cooperatives: Developing Alternative Trade for the Global Economy, K. Grimes
and L. Milgram, editors. University of Arizona Press.
Articles:
Forthcoming - “Travel to a Place both Sad and Cute,” in Cultural StudiesóCritical
Methodologies
Forthcoming - “Drawing Flies: artwork in the
field,” in Critical Arts
2010 - “Considering the Power of
Caricatures,” Columbia Chronicle,
Oct. 4. Part of Critical Encounters “Image and Implication”
initiative.
2007 -“’Go
Back to the Batak, It’s Safe There,’ tourism in North Sumatra during perilous times,”
Indonesia and the Malay World, 35(103):257-271. November.
2007 - “Dad’s
House,” Columbia Chronicle, October
22. Part of Critical Encounters’ “Roots and Routes” initiative.
2000 - “The Folder in the Drawer of the Sky Blue
Lemari: a Toba Batak Carver’s Secrets,” Crossroads, 14(1):1-34.
DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press.
Presentations:
2010 - “Getting
a Bargain? Some lessons from a Toba Batak marketplace,” Center for Southeast Asian Studies 50th
Anniversary International Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor,
MI, October 22.
2007 - “Reflections on Developing a Cultural
Studies Program: production courses,”
Cultural Studies Now
Conference, University of East London. July.
2007 - “Ethnographic
Method: a workshop for doctoral students in clinical psychology,” workshop
presented at Solomon’s Centre for Applied Social and Psychological Development, Canterbury
University. July.
2006 - Panel
Chair: “Critical Side Roads: exploring ethnographic flukes.” Paper presented: Stubborn Bugs and Filthy Drugs: artwork
in fieldwork, American
Anthropological Association annual
meetings, San Jose, CA.
2006 - “The
Art of the Batak,” presentation at Beloit College Museum. August.
2006 - “The
Sense of Ethnography in Postmodern Times,” workshop presented at Solomon’s Centre for
Applied Social and Psychological Development, Canterbury University.
2005 - “Go, You’ll Be Safe with the Bataks”:
Tourism in Indonesia During Perilous Times," presented
at the International Studies Association meetings, Honolulu, HI.
2005 -"Toba Batak
Conceptions of Death," in panel "Exploring Death,"
in Intersections, series of public
lectures co-sponsored by Columbia College Chicago and Chicago Cultural Center. October.
Contact Dr. Causey:
Mail:
Dr. Andrew Causey
Columbia College Chicago
Department of HHSS
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
60605
Phone:
312.369.7293
Email:
acausey@colum.edu
