Dr. Nourse's Research Statement
Dr. Jennifer Nourse
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Profile
Dr. Nourse studied Indonesian at Cornell University, UC Berkeley and Satya Wacana University and has conducted fieldwork in Sulawesi, Indonesia (Southeast Asia) and Bassarel, Guinea-Bissau (West Africa). In addition to numerous articles and presentations, Dr. Nourse's book, Conceiving Spirits: Birth Rituals and Contested Identities Among Lauje of Indonesia was published in the Fall of 1999 by Smithsonian Press.
In addition to articles and presentations on her research topics she has appeared on Indonesian talk shows and world news programs to discuss changing attitudes in the history of marriage and problems with issues in sex trafficking.
Publications
Books
Nourse, J. Conceiving Spirits: Birth Rituals and Contested Identities Among Lauje of Indonesia. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1999.
Dr. Nourse's Presentation
Education
Ph.D., University of Virginia
M.A., University of Virginia
B.A., University of Tennessee
Areas of Expertise
Mothering, Midwifery and Ethnic Identity in Central Sulawesi, IndonesiaFertility and Birth Control Choices Among Women in Indonesia and Turkey
Child Sexual Abuse Accusations in Contested Divorce Cases
Political Autonomy and Ethnic Identity in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia