Charles Menzies (anthropologist)
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Charles R. Menzies is a Canadian anthropologist and full professor. He is a member of the Gitxaala Nation of northwestern British Columbia and an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Menzies was born in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, as the eldest of three children of Shirley Marie Menzies (née Naud), an elementary school teacher, and Harry Basil Menzies, a commercial fisherman.[2][3]
Menzies grew up working on his family's commercial fishing boat. As a commercial fisherman[4] Menzies worked in the halibut longline, salmon seining, and herring seining fisheries.[2][5]
Menzies graduated from Prince Rupert Secondary School in 1980. He studied anthropology and sociology at Simon Fraser University. He has a MA from York University and a PhD from the City University of New York.[2][6][7]
Career[edit]
Menzies is a full professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute of Oceans and Fisheries[8] at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on the North Coast of BC[9] and Brittany, France.[10] His British Columbia Coast research includes archaeological, ethnographic, and political economic projects.
Bibliography[edit]
- Menzies, Charles R. (2016) People of the Saltwater: An Ethnography of Git lax m'oon. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
- Menzies, Charles R. (2011) Red Flags and Lace Coiffes: Identity and Survival in a Breton Village. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
- Menzies, Charles R. (ed.) (2006) Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Natural Resource Management. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
External links[edit]
- Charles Menzies's webpage
- The Ethnographic Film Unit at UBC. Director: Charles Menzies
- Forests and Oceans for the Future
References[edit]
- ^ "Charles R. Menzies, Professor. Anthropology, UBC".
- ^ a b c Menzies, Charles (April 22, 2017). "Charles Menzies. Faculty Member at UBC: Bio".
- ^ Menzies 2016:1-7.
- ^ McLaughlin's mom mad enough to boot in TV. (1993, Sep 15). The Vancouver Sun
- ^ Menzies 2011:12
- ^ "Charles Menzies". Department of Anthropology.
- ^ "Alumni News Archive - Anthropology PhD Program".
- ^ "Charles Menzies | Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries". oceans.ubc.ca.
- ^ "New research shows Gitxaala ate abalone 2,400 years ago | CBC.ca".
- ^ "Pêche. Des artisans unis pour leur développement". Le Telegramme. April 28, 2008.