Luis A Vivanco
Biographic Data
| ID | 177989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Luis A Vivanco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Luis A |
| FAMILY NAME | Vivanco |
| SIGNATURE | VIVANCO L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Vermont |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Looking into the dragons of cultural ecosystem services
Cultural ecosystem services research is in a somewhat tumultuous state. The cultural ecosystem services (CES) idea is seen simultaneously as a welcoming, expansive addition to conservation policy-making and as a strange, square-peg-in-a-round-hole concept that should be replaced by a more appropriate metaphor or conceptual structure. This confluence of interest and skepticism suggests an opportune moment to take stock of CES, both as a concept an…
Imag(in)ing the Anthropocene: Nature Films and/as Creation Tales
The popular association of nature films with scientific objectivity and secular environmentalism obscures how these films also deploy mythological, etiological, and cosmogonic symbols, themes, and narratives to create worlds that appeal to audiences. From Disney’s Nature’s Half Acre to March of the Penguins, nature films have employed technical artifice to show nature ‘as it is’, and at the same time operated as a means of storytelling about Crea…
A Dictionary of Cultural Anthropology
Over 400 entries This new dictionary provides concise, authoritative definitions for a range of concepts relating to cultural anthropology, as well as important findings and intellectual figures in the field. Entries include adaptation, kinship, scientific racism, and writing culture, providing its readers with a wide-ranging overview of the subject. This accessibly written and engaging text presents anthropology as a dynamic and lively field of …
Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction
Gringo Trails Directed by PegiVail, 2013, 78: 58 Minutes, color. Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11201, http://www.icarusfilms.com
The effect of environmental factors on bicycle commuters in Vermont: Influences of a northern climate
Reconsidering the Bicycle: An Anthropological Perspective on a New (Old) Thing
In cities throughout the world, bicycles have gained a high profile in recent years, with politicians and activists promoting initiatives like bike lanes, bikeways, bike share programs, and other social programs to get more people on bicycles. Bicycles in the city are, some would say, the wave of the future for car-choked, financially-strapped, obese, and sustainability-sensitive urban areas. This book explores how and why people are reconsiderin…
Tarzan Was an Eco-Tourist: And Other Tales in the Anthropology of Adventure
Green Encounters: Shaping and Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica
The Work of Environmentalism in an Age of Televisual Adventures
This article argues that the otherwise exemplary claims of contemporary environmental activism and activists who champion habitat protection, animal rights, and biological diversity are often uncannily complicit with long-standing and problematic tropes of adventure, danger, man-over-nature, and even the spectacular figures of fictional and real adventurers of another era. Employing this perspective enables us to make critical sense of the televi…
Seeing Green: Knowing and Saving the Environment on Film
Totally Lost
Spectacular Quetzals, Ecotourism, and Environmental Futures in Monte Verde, Costa Rica
Monte Verde, Costa Rica, has recently become a popular tourist destination among North American, European, and Costa Rican ecotourists desiring to experience rain and cloud forests. The resplendent quetzal, a migratory bird with colorful plumage and mythical connotations, figures as a central icon and spectacle in Monte Verde's cultural economy of tourism. This article explores how the practices of producing and consuming quetzals are embedded in…
Seeing Green: Knowing and Saving the Environment on Film
Green Encounters: Shaping and Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica
Spectacular Quetzals, Ecotourism, and Environmental Futures in Monte Verde, Costa Rica
Monte Verde, Costa Rica, has recently become a popular tourist destination among North American, European, and Costa Rican ecotourists desiring to experience rain and cloud forests. The resplendent quetzal, a migratory bird with colorful plumage and mythical connotations, figures as a central icon and spectacle in Monte Verde's cultural economy of tourism. This article explores how the practices of producing and consuming quetzals are embedded in…
A Dictionary of Cultural Anthropology
Over 400 entries This new dictionary provides concise, authoritative definitions for a range of concepts relating to cultural anthropology, as well as important findings and intellectual figures in the field. Entries include adaptation, kinship, scientific racism, and writing culture, providing its readers with a wide-ranging overview of the subject. This accessibly written and engaging text presents anthropology as a dynamic and lively field of …
The Work of Environmentalism in an Age of Televisual Adventures
This article argues that the otherwise exemplary claims of contemporary environmental activism and activists who champion habitat protection, animal rights, and biological diversity are often uncannily complicit with long-standing and problematic tropes of adventure, danger, man-over-nature, and even the spectacular figures of fictional and real adventurers of another era. Employing this perspective enables us to make critical sense of the televi…
The effect of environmental factors on bicycle commuters in Vermont: Influences of a northern climate
Totally Lost
Spectacular Quetzals, Ecotourism, and Environmental Futures in Monte Verde, Costa Rica
Monte Verde, Costa Rica, has recently become a popular tourist destination among North American, European, and Costa Rican ecotourists desiring to experience rain and cloud forests. The resplendent quetzal, a migratory bird with colorful plumage and mythical connotations, figures as a central icon and spectacle in Monte Verde's cultural economy of tourism. This article explores how the practices of producing and consuming quetzals are embedded in…
Seeing Green: Knowing and Saving the Environment on Film
The Work of Environmentalism in an Age of Televisual Adventures
This article argues that the otherwise exemplary claims of contemporary environmental activism and activists who champion habitat protection, animal rights, and biological diversity are often uncannily complicit with long-standing and problematic tropes of adventure, danger, man-over-nature, and even the spectacular figures of fictional and real adventurers of another era. Employing this perspective enables us to make critical sense of the televi…
Tarzan Was an Eco-Tourist: And Other Tales in the Anthropology of Adventure
Green Encounters: Shaping and Contesting Environmentalism in Rural Costa Rica
The effect of environmental factors on bicycle commuters in Vermont: Influences of a northern climate
Reconsidering the Bicycle: An Anthropological Perspective on a New (Old) Thing
In cities throughout the world, bicycles have gained a high profile in recent years, with politicians and activists promoting initiatives like bike lanes, bikeways, bike share programs, and other social programs to get more people on bicycles. Bicycles in the city are, some would say, the wave of the future for car-choked, financially-strapped, obese, and sustainability-sensitive urban areas. This book explores how and why people are reconsiderin…
Gringo Trails Directed by PegiVail, 2013, 78: 58 Minutes, color. Distributed by Icarus Films, 32 Court St., Brooklyn, NY 11201, http://www.icarusfilms.com
Asking Questions About Cultural Anthropology: A Concise Introduction
A Dictionary of Cultural Anthropology
Over 400 entries This new dictionary provides concise, authoritative definitions for a range of concepts relating to cultural anthropology, as well as important findings and intellectual figures in the field. Entries include adaptation, kinship, scientific racism, and writing culture, providing its readers with a wide-ranging overview of the subject. This accessibly written and engaging text presents anthropology as a dynamic and lively field of …
Looking into the dragons of cultural ecosystem services
Cultural ecosystem services research is in a somewhat tumultuous state. The cultural ecosystem services (CES) idea is seen simultaneously as a welcoming, expansive addition to conservation policy-making and as a strange, square-peg-in-a-round-hole concept that should be replaced by a more appropriate metaphor or conceptual structure. This confluence of interest and skepticism suggests an opportune moment to take stock of CES, both as a concept an…
Imag(in)ing the Anthropocene: Nature Films and/as Creation Tales
The popular association of nature films with scientific objectivity and secular environmentalism obscures how these films also deploy mythological, etiological, and cosmogonic symbols, themes, and narratives to create worlds that appeal to audiences. From Disney’s Nature’s Half Acre to March of the Penguins, nature films have employed technical artifice to show nature ‘as it is’, and at the same time operated as a means of storytelling about Crea…
Sociology (8 works) · History (7 works) · Art (6 works) · History (6 works) · Art history (5 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Environmental ethics (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature (4 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (4 works)