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Christine Folch

Bacca Foundation Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology

Presentations, Performances & Exhibitions


"La hidropolítica en Itaipú – Desarrollo y Crecimiento en Paraguay" · June 21, 2019 Invited Talk Academia Diplomática y Consular 'Carlos Antonio López' del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, PARAGUAY

Service to the Profession


Program Director, Paraguay Post-Pandemic (2020) · 2020 - 2021 Projects & Field Work DukeEngage
At-Large Board Member, Association of Political and Legal Anthropology · December 3, 2017 - 2020 Committee Service American Anthropological Association
Principal Investigator, Itaipú Post-2023: The Next 50 Years of Sustainable Development (Paraguay) · September 1, 2016 Research Paraguay Paraguay Our Duke research team is providing the Paraguayan public, government, and energy sector with policy recommendations for the hydroelectric sector-based sustainable development.

We see Itaipú Dam as uniquely able to steer sustainable development in Paraguay and beyond.

Nuestro equipo de investigación en Duke proveerá al público Paraguayo, el gobierno y sector energético con recomendaciones para el desarrollo sustentable del sector hidroeléctrico.


Vemos a Itaipú como un único timón para dirigir el desarrollo sustentable de Paraguay en el futuro.