Ethnoprimatology: A Practical Guide to Research at the Human-Nonhuman Primate Interface

Description

Ethnoprimatology, the combining of primatological and anthropological practice and the viewing of humans and other primates as living in integrated and shared ecological and social spaces, has become an increasingly popular approach to primate studies in the twenty-first century. Offering an insight into the investigation and documentation of human-nonhuman primate relations in the Anthropocene, this book guides the reader through the preparation, design, implementation, and analysis of an ethnoprimatological research project, offering practical examples of the vast array of methods and techniques at chapter level. With contributions from the world's leading experts in the field, Ethnoprimatology critically analyses current primate conservation efforts, outlines their major research questions, theoretical bases and methods, and tackles the challenges and complexities involved in mixed-methods research. Documenting the spectrum of current research in the field, it is an ideal volume for students and researchers in ethnoprimatology, primatology, anthropology, and conservation biology.

Kerry M. Dore is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Texas, San Antonio and an Adjunct Instructor at Marist College, New York and Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond. Her research focuses on the interface between vervet monkeys and people in St Kitts and the broader Caribbean. Erin P. Riley is Professor of Anthropology at San Diego State University. Her research examines the impact of anthropogenic habitat alteration on macaque ecology and behavior, and cultural conceptions of primates, nature, and conservation. Agustin Fuentes is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. His research focuses on cooperation and community in human evolution, ethnoprimatology and multispecies anthropology, evolutionary theory, and interdisciplinary approaches to human nature(s).

'In this volume, most of the researchers utilize the methodology and theoretical schema of cultural anthropology to investigate human impact on nonhuman primates. These methods include questionnaires, interviews, participant observation, surveys, cultural mapping, discourse analysis of modern and historical texts, and archival research.' Susan Cachel, Anthropos