Leila Rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3635280 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leila Rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leila |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRÍGUEZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4735-7109 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Lessons in Decolonization: Editing and Publishing Culture as Judicial Evidence: Expert Testimony in Latin America
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Leila Rodriguez; LESSONS IN DECOLONIZATION: EDITING AND PUBLISHING CULTURE AS JUDICIAL EVIDENCE: EXPERT TESTIMONY IN LATIN AMERICA. Practicing Anthropology 1 January 2022; 44 (1): 30. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.44.1.30 Download citation fil…
From Quantitative Fact to Discursive Practice: Techniques for Asserting the Reliability of Anthropological Knowledge in Expert Testimony
Unlike other expert witnesses, cultural anthropologists must not only provide expert evidence on the case but also convince judges of its validity for meeting the Daubert standard. In this article, I juxtapose two expert testimony reports I have written in criminal and asylum cases. For the first, I conducted cultural consensus analysis, a formal quantitative technique, to gather data on beliefs about co-sleeping behavior among Mexican migrants. …
MPAAC Gains Momentum in Its Second Year
MPAAC Tackles Sexual Harassment and Border Walls
Informed But Insecure: Employment Conditions and Social Protection among Paid Domestic Workers in Guayaquil
Salaried domestic labor in private homes in Latin America is informal, precarious, and exploitative, but for thousands of women who have no other options it is their occupation and the sustenance of their families. The results of a study based on 400 surveys of paid domestic workers in Guayaquil, Ecuador, about social protection and labor rights show that workers possess a high level of knowledge about their labor rights but the majority do not b…
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Valorizando los efectos de las emigraciones y las remesas: Una comunidad costarricense ante la (re)estructuración de jerarquías de género y clase
Este artículo se basa en una investigación descriptiva sobre la percepción que tienen los residentes de un pueblo rural en Costa Rica sobre el efecto de la emigración internacional en su comunidad. En particular, examina la economía moral –las valoraciones morales de miembros actuales de la comunidad ante los cambios socioeconómicos que las emigraciones conllevan. Basado en entrevistas cualitativas con no-migrantes y migrantes de retorno, los res…
Alcance teórico y práctico del transnacionalismo: La participación política de los inmigrantes nigerianos en la Ciudad de Nueva York
El concepto de migración transnacional reconoce los lazos que los inmigrantes mantienen con sus países de origen. A pesar del gran número de estudios sobre los inmigrantes transnacionales, pocos investigadores han dedicado atención a las formas y mecanismos de participación simultánea en las comunidades de origen y recepción. En este artículo se analiza las motivaciones, mecanismos de y barreras a la participación política de los inmigrantes nige…
A Cultural Anthropologist as Expert Witness: A Lesson in Asking and Answering the Right Questions
A few years ago, a Mexican man in the United States allegedly abused his young stepdaughter by fondling her breasts. Last summer, his ex-wife formally accused him of this crime, and the public defender hired me to serve as an expert witness in the sexual abuse case. The defendant argued that he had not intentionally fondled the girl, and that when this occurred a younger boy—his biological son—was also present in the bed. His lawyer believed that…
The Transnational Political Involvement of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City: Motivations, Means and Constraints
Africans represent a small but rapidly growing immigrant population in the United States. Nigerians, who constitute the largest group, form a well-organized community with numerous ethnic, hometown and social associations. Through some of these organizations, many Nigerians have successfully intervened in the economic and social development and the political processes of their hometowns. Their political involvement in the U.S. is less. In this ar…
Gender and Migration in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca
In this paper, we examine the gendered nature of international and internal migration that originates in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. Our goals are to define migration patterns and outcomes for Oaxacan women from the central valleys region and note the differences that mark migrant men and women. We use ethnographic data from anthropological research in 12 of Oaxaca's central valley communities to argue that local concepts of what defin…
Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes Among Dominicans in a New Destination
Objective. This study examines how racial/ethnic self‐identity interrelates with language ability, skin tone, and years in the United States and with indicators of socioeconomic attainment for Dominican immigrants in Reading, Pennsylvania, a new destination city that had a nearly 800 percent increase in the Dominican population between 1990–2000. Methods. In‐depth ethno‐surveys conducted with a sample of 65 Dominican‐origin adults are the basis f…
Remittance outcomes in rural Oaxaca, Mexico: Challenges, options and opportunities for migrant households
In this paper, we investigate the ways in which migrant households in rural Oaxaca, Mexico, use remittances. We use data from a survey and ethnographic research in 12 rural communities in the central valleys of the state to examine three investment strategies: those made in the local (village) commercial economy, those made in the agricultural/dairy sector, and those made in Oaxaca's tourism industry. In our discussion, we examine the challenges …
Generations and Motivations: Russian and other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica
In this paper, we examine the role that social networks have played in the migration and settlement of Russian and other former Soviet immigrants to Costa Rica. This group of immigrants is of particular interest in that it is an example of migration from a former communist nation to a Third World country, not to the first world (Europe or the United States). Furthermore, a group of Soviet women who married Costa Rican men beginning in the late 19…
Remittance outcomes in rural Oaxaca, Mexico: Challenges, options and opportunities for migrant households
In this paper, we investigate the ways in which migrant households in rural Oaxaca, Mexico, use remittances. We use data from a survey and ethnographic research in 12 rural communities in the central valleys of the state to examine three investment strategies: those made in the local (village) commercial economy, those made in the agricultural/dairy sector, and those made in Oaxaca's tourism industry. In our discussion, we examine the challenges …
Gender and Migration in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca
In this paper, we examine the gendered nature of international and internal migration that originates in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. Our goals are to define migration patterns and outcomes for Oaxacan women from the central valleys region and note the differences that mark migrant men and women. We use ethnographic data from anthropological research in 12 of Oaxaca's central valley communities to argue that local concepts of what defin…
Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes Among Dominicans in a New Destination
Objective. This study examines how racial/ethnic self‐identity interrelates with language ability, skin tone, and years in the United States and with indicators of socioeconomic attainment for Dominican immigrants in Reading, Pennsylvania, a new destination city that had a nearly 800 percent increase in the Dominican population between 1990–2000. Methods. In‐depth ethno‐surveys conducted with a sample of 65 Dominican‐origin adults are the basis f…
From Quantitative Fact to Discursive Practice: Techniques for Asserting the Reliability of Anthropological Knowledge in Expert Testimony
Unlike other expert witnesses, cultural anthropologists must not only provide expert evidence on the case but also convince judges of its validity for meeting the Daubert standard. In this article, I juxtapose two expert testimony reports I have written in criminal and asylum cases. For the first, I conducted cultural consensus analysis, a formal quantitative technique, to gather data on beliefs about co-sleeping behavior among Mexican migrants. …
Generations and Motivations: Russian and other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica
In this paper, we examine the role that social networks have played in the migration and settlement of Russian and other former Soviet immigrants to Costa Rica. This group of immigrants is of particular interest in that it is an example of migration from a former communist nation to a Third World country, not to the first world (Europe or the United States). Furthermore, a group of Soviet women who married Costa Rican men beginning in the late 19…
Remittance outcomes in rural Oaxaca, Mexico: Challenges, options and opportunities for migrant households
In this paper, we investigate the ways in which migrant households in rural Oaxaca, Mexico, use remittances. We use data from a survey and ethnographic research in 12 rural communities in the central valleys of the state to examine three investment strategies: those made in the local (village) commercial economy, those made in the agricultural/dairy sector, and those made in Oaxaca's tourism industry. In our discussion, we examine the challenges …
Generations and Motivations: Russian and other Former Soviet Immigrants in Costa Rica
In this paper, we examine the role that social networks have played in the migration and settlement of Russian and other former Soviet immigrants to Costa Rica. This group of immigrants is of particular interest in that it is an example of migration from a former communist nation to a Third World country, not to the first world (Europe or the United States). Furthermore, a group of Soviet women who married Costa Rican men beginning in the late 19…
Ethnic Identities, Language, and Economic Outcomes Among Dominicans in a New Destination
Objective. This study examines how racial/ethnic self‐identity interrelates with language ability, skin tone, and years in the United States and with indicators of socioeconomic attainment for Dominican immigrants in Reading, Pennsylvania, a new destination city that had a nearly 800 percent increase in the Dominican population between 1990–2000. Methods. In‐depth ethno‐surveys conducted with a sample of 65 Dominican‐origin adults are the basis f…
Gender and Migration in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca
In this paper, we examine the gendered nature of international and internal migration that originates in the central valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico. Our goals are to define migration patterns and outcomes for Oaxacan women from the central valleys region and note the differences that mark migrant men and women. We use ethnographic data from anthropological research in 12 of Oaxaca's central valley communities to argue that local concepts of what defin…
A Cultural Anthropologist as Expert Witness: A Lesson in Asking and Answering the Right Questions
A few years ago, a Mexican man in the United States allegedly abused his young stepdaughter by fondling her breasts. Last summer, his ex-wife formally accused him of this crime, and the public defender hired me to serve as an expert witness in the sexual abuse case. The defendant argued that he had not intentionally fondled the girl, and that when this occurred a younger boy—his biological son—was also present in the bed. His lawyer believed that…
The Transnational Political Involvement of Nigerian Immigrants in New York City: Motivations, Means and Constraints
Africans represent a small but rapidly growing immigrant population in the United States. Nigerians, who constitute the largest group, form a well-organized community with numerous ethnic, hometown and social associations. Through some of these organizations, many Nigerians have successfully intervened in the economic and social development and the political processes of their hometowns. Their political involvement in the U.S. is less. In this ar…
Valorizando los efectos de las emigraciones y las remesas: Una comunidad costarricense ante la (re)estructuración de jerarquías de género y clase
Este artículo se basa en una investigación descriptiva sobre la percepción que tienen los residentes de un pueblo rural en Costa Rica sobre el efecto de la emigración internacional en su comunidad. En particular, examina la economía moral –las valoraciones morales de miembros actuales de la comunidad ante los cambios socioeconómicos que las emigraciones conllevan. Basado en entrevistas cualitativas con no-migrantes y migrantes de retorno, los res…
Alcance teórico y práctico del transnacionalismo: La participación política de los inmigrantes nigerianos en la Ciudad de Nueva York
El concepto de migración transnacional reconoce los lazos que los inmigrantes mantienen con sus países de origen. A pesar del gran número de estudios sobre los inmigrantes transnacionales, pocos investigadores han dedicado atención a las formas y mecanismos de participación simultánea en las comunidades de origen y recepción. En este artículo se analiza las motivaciones, mecanismos de y barreras a la participación política de los inmigrantes nige…
Apply for the Harold K. Schneider Student Prize
MPAAC Tackles Sexual Harassment and Border Walls
Informed But Insecure: Employment Conditions and Social Protection among Paid Domestic Workers in Guayaquil
Salaried domestic labor in private homes in Latin America is informal, precarious, and exploitative, but for thousands of women who have no other options it is their occupation and the sustenance of their families. The results of a study based on 400 surveys of paid domestic workers in Guayaquil, Ecuador, about social protection and labor rights show that workers possess a high level of knowledge about their labor rights but the majority do not b…
MPAAC Gains Momentum in Its Second Year
Lessons in Decolonization: Editing and Publishing Culture as Judicial Evidence: Expert Testimony in Latin America
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Leila Rodriguez; LESSONS IN DECOLONIZATION: EDITING AND PUBLISHING CULTURE AS JUDICIAL EVIDENCE: EXPERT TESTIMONY IN LATIN AMERICA. Practicing Anthropology 1 January 2022; 44 (1): 30. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.44.1.30 Download citation fil…
From Quantitative Fact to Discursive Practice: Techniques for Asserting the Reliability of Anthropological Knowledge in Expert Testimony
Unlike other expert witnesses, cultural anthropologists must not only provide expert evidence on the case but also convince judges of its validity for meeting the Daubert standard. In this article, I juxtapose two expert testimony reports I have written in criminal and asylum cases. For the first, I conducted cultural consensus analysis, a formal quantitative technique, to gather data on beliefs about co-sleeping behavior among Mexican migrants. …
Sociology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Humanities (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Anthropology (3 works)