Richard Vokes
Position
Senior Lecturer in Anthropology
Appointed 2005
Qualifications
B.A. (Hons) Social Anthropology, University of Kent at Canterbury, 1998.
M.A. Social Anthropology, University of Kent at Canterbury, 1999.
D.Phil Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, 2004.
Room
Room 313
Contact Details
Phone: +64 (0)3 364 2982
Internal Phone: 6982
richard.vokes@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal address:
School of Social and Political Sciences,
University of Canterbury,
Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch,
New Zealand
Background
Previous appointments at the University of Oxford. Has also taught anthropology at the University of Mbarara (Uganda) and The University of Wales, Lampeter. Fieldwork among the Bakiga, Banyankole, and Banyarwanda of South-western Uganda. Richard was a Visiting Fellow in 2010-11 at All Souls College, Oxford.
Undergraduate Courses
- ANTH207 ANTH307 Visual Anthropology
- ANTH202 ANTH302 The Anthropology of Politics and Power
- ANTH250 ANTH350 Travel and Tourism: Cross-cultural Perspectives
Graduate Courses
- ANTH408 Global Anthropology
Research Interests
Ethnography of the Great Lakes region of Eastern-Central Africa ; Ethnicity, ethnic violence and political patronage; Charismatic authority and new religious movements; Visual and media anthropology (especially East African photography); Globalization, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism
School Administration
Anth Library Liaison
Health and Safety Representative
Recent Publications
Please see Richard's UC Research Profile for a full list of publications.