Edward F. Fischer

Ph.D (Tulane University)
Director, Center for Latin American Studies, Vanderbilt University
Executive Director, Maní+
PopAnth Author

Ted Fischer is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. His work focuses on issues of political economy and cultural values, and he has conducted long-term field work with the Maya of Guatemala and in Germany.
 
His video series Peoples and Cultures of the World was produced by the Teaching Company, and he has been featured on BigThink.com.
 
Ted is also the founder and director of Mani+, a project that develops and produces locally sourced products for malnourished children.  More about Ted can be found on his personal website.

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Third wave coffee

Third wave coffee

Americans are drinking much less coffee than they did in the 1940s and 1950s — down by almost half from a peak in 1946. These changing trends have profound impacts in the global South where coffee is produced.Read on »