Dr. Kathleen Gordon

Biography

Kathleen Gordon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She joined the department in 2004 after completing her PhD at York University in 2002. Her research interests encompass the anthropology of development, economic processes, labor and work, and household production and politics, with a focus on Latin America and the Andes. Gordon's PhD research examined the labor, economic, and political practices of retail vendors in a market town in southern Bolivia, particularly how vendor practices interconnect with household reproduction and state political processes. Her master's thesis explored the historical factors contributing to the emergence of the peasant political movement in the Bolivian highlands during the 1970s. Currently, her research investigates the intersections of wholesale trade and political economic processes in the Bolivian highlands, analyzing how local residents contribute to the reconstruction of their region through their livelihood activities.

Research Interests