Colin Townsend
Biographic Data
| ID | 3616288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colin Townsend |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colin |
| FAMILY NAME | Townsend |
| SIGNATURE | TOWNSEND C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Drumming for the Orisa
I explore the ways identity is constructed among a group of drummers at Oyotunji Village, South Carolina. Oyotunji Village was founded by Oba Oseijeman I, born Walter King of Detroit, in 1970 with the purpose of providing African‐Americans in the United States with a geographical, political, and cultural space to experience African culture. Modeled after Yoruba culture of southwest Nigeria, members of the community practice a religion known as or…
Collaborative Research on Food Security in the U.S. and Sri Lanka
The 2009 research project discussed here focused on regional experiences of global food insecurity, and linked students in South Carolina and Sri Lanka to explore a more affordable and inclusive means of transnational research collaboration. In 2008, there was a remarkable increase in food insecurity associated with the global economic crisis. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations estimated that the number of undernourished…
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Collaborative Research on Food Security in the U.S. and Sri Lanka
The 2009 research project discussed here focused on regional experiences of global food insecurity, and linked students in South Carolina and Sri Lanka to explore a more affordable and inclusive means of transnational research collaboration. In 2008, there was a remarkable increase in food insecurity associated with the global economic crisis. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations estimated that the number of undernourished…
Drumming for the Orisa
I explore the ways identity is constructed among a group of drummers at Oyotunji Village, South Carolina. Oyotunji Village was founded by Oba Oseijeman I, born Walter King of Detroit, in 1970 with the purpose of providing African‐Americans in the United States with a geographical, political, and cultural space to experience African culture. Modeled after Yoruba culture of southwest Nigeria, members of the community practice a religion known as or…
Aesthetics (1 work) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 work) · Agricultural economics (1 work) · Agriculture (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Development economics (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work) · Economics (1 work)