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William M. O'Barr
Professor Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
william.obarr@duke.edu
Box 90091, Durham, NC 27708-0091
135 Social Sciences, Durham, NC 27708
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Selected Grants
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Metrics and Democratization: the Role of Monitoring Technologies in Democratic Governance Reform in El Salvador
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2008 - 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Comparative Study of the Nature of Sovereignty in the Global Age
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2010 - 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Legal Rights and Ethnic/Racial Identity in Northeastern Brazil
Fellowship
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
2000 - 2000
Advertising and Culture: A Global Approach
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation ·
1999 - 2000
Enhancement of Teaching and Research Activities in the Area of Global Advertising and Society
Public Service
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation ·
1989 - 1990
Undergraduate Research Experience in Anthropology
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Science Foundation ·
1987 - 1988
