Jim Fisher
John W. Nason Professor of Asian Studies and Anthropology, Emeritus,
Sociology and Anthropology
Education & Professional History
Princeton University, B.A. (Philosophy)
University of Chicago, M.A., Ph.D. (Anthropology)
Research: South Asia, Nepal, Himalayas
At Carleton since 2009.
Highlights & Recent Activity
Books:
Himalayan Anthropology
Trans-Himalayan Traders
Trans-Himalayan Traders Transformed
Sherpas
Living Martyrs
At Home in the World
Globalization in Nepal: Theory and Practice (Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture, 2011)
Grants: numerous
Current research: Sherpa diaspora
Organizations & Scholarly Affiliations
American Anthropological Association
Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies