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Charles Thompson

Charles Thompson

Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
cdthomps@duke.edu
Box 90802, Durham, NC 27708-0802
1317 W Pettigrew St, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications

Border Odyssey Travels Along the U.S./Mexico Divide

Book · April 15, 2015 But his book Travels with Charley, a tale of his cross-country trip with his dog, is the one that most helped me understand my odyssey. He went on his journey, he said, because he felt distant from this country. Though he had worked as a ... ... Cite

Guestworkers: Farmworkers, filmmakers, and their obligations in the field

Chapter · 2013 As fieldworkers-in this case, those who go to communities asking for the favors of interviews, images, and film footage-we often find ourselves caught in a complex web of promises, obligations, and gifts. Receiving the gifts of interviews often requires so ... Cite

Guestworkers: Farmworkers, filmmakers, and their obligations in the field

Chapter · January 1, 2013 As fieldworkers-in this case, those who go to communities asking for the favors of interviews, images, and film footage-we often find ourselves caught in a complex web of promises, obligations, and gifts. Receiving the gifts of interviews often requires so ... Cite

Spirits of Just Men

Book · April 19, 2011 Spirits of Just Men tells the story of moonshine in 1930s America, as seen through the remarkable location of Franklin County, Virginia, a place that many still refer to as the "moonshine capital of the world. ... Cite

The Human Cost of Food

Book · January 27, 2009 The contributors to this book are all farmworker advocates—student and community activists and farmworkers themselves. ... Cite

The Old German Baptist Brethren

Book · May 4, 2006 Today, with their land and livelihoods threatened by the encroachment of neighboring communities, the construction of a new highway, and competition from corporate megafarms, the German Baptists find themselves forced to adjust ... ... Cite

Tom and Betsy’s Story: Tobacco People, Memory, and Vernacular History

Journal Article North Carolina Literary Review · August 2004 Cite

They Go Quietly

Journal Article The Journal of the Western Virginia Historical Society · 2004 Cite

Who is my Neighbor? Parables of Survival from the Floyd Flood of 1999

Journal Article North Carolina Literary Review · 2002 Cite

The Great Deluge: A Chronicle of the Aftermath of Hurricane Floyd

Journal Article Southern Cultures · September 2001 Full text Cite

Maya Identities and the Violence of Place

Book · January 1, 2001 Exploring issues of diversity and cross-cultural interaction and understanding, this book offers new perspectives on borderlands and identities and provides an important case study of people from Latin America. ... Cite

The Great Deluge as told to Charles D. Thompson, Jr

Journal Article Southern Cultures · 2001 Cite