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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Eugene CooperProfessor of AnthropologyContact Information E-mail: eugeneco@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-1905 Office: GFS 123 LINKS Faculty Profile on Departmental Website |
Education |
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 M.A. East Asian Studies, Columbia University, 5/1976
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Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University, 5/1976
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B.A. Anthropology magna cum laude, State University of New York at Buffalo, 6/1968
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Cooper specializes in the study Chinese civilization, with an emphasis on contemporary China, Chinese folk custom, popular religion and political economy. His most recent research concerns the market and temple fairs of the Jinhua region of rural Zhejiang province, and a book on the subject is in preparation. Professor Cooper's research interests also include marriage, family and kinship, peasant society, rural development, anthropological theory, popular culture, and American folklore. | |
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| Chinese Civilization, Contemporary China, Chinese Folk Custom, Popular Religion, Political Economy | |
Publications |
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Book |
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Cooper, G.
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Tthe Market and Temple Fairs of Rural China: Red Fire. UK: Routledge.
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 Cooper, E.
(2000).
Adventures in Chinese Bureaucracy: a meta-anthropological saga.New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2000.
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 Cooper, E.
(1998).
The Artisans and Entrepreneurs of Dongyang County: Economic Reform and Flexible Production in China. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 1998.
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 Cooper, E.
(1980).
The Woodcarvers of Hong Kong: Craft Production in the World Capitalist Periphery. Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Honors and Awards |
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USC Mellon Award for Mentoring, 2008-2009
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Residency at the Institute for Advanced Study, Resident Scholar, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, 2006-2007
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