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David Karjanen’s research examines how changing political economies, particularly in the United States and post-socialist Eastern Europe, alter forms of work, the movement of labor, and socio-economic inequalities. He is currently finishing his book manuscript titled “Hanging By a Thread: Garment Workers, Family, and Social Fragmentation in the Wake of Socialism,” based on several years of research in Slovakia. He is also continuing a multi-sited research project studying the relationship between political economy and health, particularly regarding the interactions between poverty, violence, and economic inequality.
Education:
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2003
M.A., Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University, 1998
B.A. Anthropology, University of New Hampshire, 1993
Scholarly Works:
Social Atomization and Structural Violence in the Transition from Socialism. Anthropology of East Europe Review, Spring 2005
The New Economy and Transforming Employment Relations: A Review Essay Anthropology of Work Review, Summer 2005
The Wal-Mart Effect: Community and Labor Market Impacts of the Retailer. In: “Wal-Mart, Template for 21st Century Capitalism?” Nelson Lichtenstein, editor. 2005
Awards:
Fulbright Fellow, Slovak Republic, 1999-2000
Honorary Fellow, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, University of Michigan, 2000
Honorary Fellow, Council on European Studies, Columbia University, 1996
Recent Courses:
AMST 3920 Topics in American Studies: The Wal-Mart Effect
AMST 3114 American in International Perspectives
AMST 4199
The Gender and Sexual Politics of Neo-Collonialims
AMST 8920 Topics in American Studies: Graduate Seminar on Poverty and Violence
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