Mark Schuller
Biographic Data
| ID | 3635257 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Schuller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Schuller |
| SIGNATURE | SCHULLER M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean
against brutality in the Code Noir were ignored in the interests of restoring profi tability, and by 1697 slaves "imitated a revolt" (Benson 2010: 87)."Small and failed for the moment," Benson writes, "It was a sign of things to come: Makandal's revolt and the ultimately successful revolts of Toussaint and Dessalines" (87).Of course, these "revolts" were complex, drawn-out events that culminated in the major revolutionary war of 1791-1804 and con…
Humanity's Last Stand: Anthropological Imagination
Haiti: What Does Solidarity Really Mean
Humanity's Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe
The year 2020 was catastrophic worldwide, and the United States stands at the top of the pack in its deadly show of individualism, anti-science and lack of concern for others. COVID-19, while “colo
The Gendered Space of Capabilities and Functionings: Lessons from Haitian Community-Based Organizations
Different frameworks for building capabilities result in different material outcomes for women in four Haitian community-based organizations: two mixed-gender versus two women’s organizations. This study shows that frameworks deployed by the women’s organizations pay attention to gendered strategic interests by enhancing capabilities and functionings that communities and individuals value. Their frameworks resembled Nussbaum’s (2011, Creating Cap…
Contextualizing Disaster
Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six recent "highly visible" disasters and several slow-burning, "hidden," crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discre…
Contextualizing Disaster
of the two such as "neoliberal globalization," has produced both wealth and inequality at an unprecedented scale.Following the demise of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, capitalism has emerged as the dominant economic paradigm, expressed as triumphalism, as found in Fukuyama's phrase "End of History" ( ) or in Margaret Thatcher's declaration, "There is no alternative."Social science research has debated the contours of the transformation of sta…
Five Decades of Anthropological Engagement in the Caribbean: Review of Three Ancient Colonies
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMark SchullerMark Schuller is assistant professor of African American studies and anthropology at York College (CUNY). He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on globalization, NGOs, civil society, and development in Haiti. He is co-director/co-producer of the documentary Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy (Documentary Educational Resources 2009). He al…
Contextualizing Disaster
of the two such as "neoliberal globalization," has produced both wealth and inequality at an unprecedented scale.Following the demise of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, capitalism has emerged as the dominant economic paradigm, expressed as triumphalism, as found in Fukuyama's phrase "End of History" ( ) or in Margaret Thatcher's declaration, "There is no alternative."Social science research has debated the contours of the transformation of sta…
Humanity's Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe
The year 2020 was catastrophic worldwide, and the United States stands at the top of the pack in its deadly show of individualism, anti-science and lack of concern for others. COVID-19, while “colo
Five Decades of Anthropological Engagement in the Caribbean: Review of Three Ancient Colonies
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMark SchullerMark Schuller is assistant professor of African American studies and anthropology at York College (CUNY). He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on globalization, NGOs, civil society, and development in Haiti. He is co-director/co-producer of the documentary Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy (Documentary Educational Resources 2009). He al…
Five Decades of Anthropological Engagement in the Caribbean: Review of Three Ancient Colonies
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMark SchullerMark Schuller is assistant professor of African American studies and anthropology at York College (CUNY). He is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on globalization, NGOs, civil society, and development in Haiti. He is co-director/co-producer of the documentary Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy (Documentary Educational Resources 2009). He al…
Contextualizing Disaster
Contextualizing Disaster offers a comparative analysis of six recent "highly visible" disasters and several slow-burning, "hidden," crises that include typhoons, tsunamis, earthquakes, chemical spills, and the unfolding consequences of rising seas and climate change. The book argues that, while disasters are increasingly represented by the media as unique, exceptional, newsworthy events, it is a mistake to think of disasters as isolated or discre…
Contextualizing Disaster
of the two such as "neoliberal globalization," has produced both wealth and inequality at an unprecedented scale.Following the demise of the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, capitalism has emerged as the dominant economic paradigm, expressed as triumphalism, as found in Fukuyama's phrase "End of History" ( ) or in Margaret Thatcher's declaration, "There is no alternative."Social science research has debated the contours of the transformation of sta…
The Gendered Space of Capabilities and Functionings: Lessons from Haitian Community-Based Organizations
Different frameworks for building capabilities result in different material outcomes for women in four Haitian community-based organizations: two mixed-gender versus two women’s organizations. This study shows that frameworks deployed by the women’s organizations pay attention to gendered strategic interests by enhancing capabilities and functionings that communities and individuals value. Their frameworks resembled Nussbaum’s (2011, Creating Cap…
Humanity's Last Stand: Confronting Global Catastrophe
The year 2020 was catastrophic worldwide, and the United States stands at the top of the pack in its deadly show of individualism, anti-science and lack of concern for others. COVID-19, while “colo
Humanity's Last Stand: Anthropological Imagination
Haiti: What Does Solidarity Really Mean
The Power of the Story: Writing Disasters in Haiti and the Circum-Caribbean
against brutality in the Code Noir were ignored in the interests of restoring profi tability, and by 1697 slaves "imitated a revolt" (Benson 2010: 87)."Small and failed for the moment," Benson writes, "It was a sign of things to come: Makandal's revolt and the ultimately successful revolts of Toussaint and Dessalines" (87).Of course, these "revolts" were complex, drawn-out events that culminated in the major revolutionary war of 1791-1804 and con…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Disaster Response and Management (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Catastrophes naturelles (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Couverture de presse (2 works) · Disaster Management and Resilience (2 works) · Disasters (2 works) · Écologie politique (2 works)