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Martha Kaplan received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1988. She joined the Vassar faculty in 1990. She is a cultural anthropologist, specializing in the study of ritual, globalization, and colonial and post-colonial societies. She has pursued research in Fiji and India. Her first book, Neither Cargo Nor Cult: Ritual Politics and the Colonial Imagination in Fiji (Duke University Press 1995) is a study of an anti-colonial movement in Fiji. Her second book, Represented Communities: Fiji and World Decolonization (co-author John D. Kelly, University of Chicago Press 2000) is about theories of the nation-state and the decolonization history of Fiji. She is currently pursuing research on the impact of local Fijian cultures and histories on global investment projects in the islands.
Martha Kaplan teaches and advises students in the Anthropology department, and also the Asian Studies and International Studies programs. Recent courses include "Anthropological Theory," "Myth, Ritual and Symbol," "The Pacific" "Nations, Globalization and Postcoloniality" and "Imagining Asia".
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