R. Scott Wilson
A native of Stanley, NC, Dr. Wilson received his BA in Anthropology at UNC - Charlotte in 1995, and his PhD from Stanford University in 2005. He did his dissertation fieldwork on nationalism, ethnic identity and belonging among culture industry professionals in Taipei, Taiwan. In recent years, his interests have been in visual anthropology and the use of emerging technologies - such as virtual reality, augmented reality - in the production of ethnographic documentaries and classroom instruction.
visual anthropology, identity, nationalism, race and ethnicity, representation, whiteness
ANTH 120: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 332: Chinese Culture and Society
ANTH 401: Foundations of Anthropology
ANTH 419/519: Encounters and Identities
ANTH 431/531: New Media Ethnography
ANTH 440: Ethnographic Field School (Wuhan, China)
ANTH 501: Current Trends in Anthropological Theory
2011 Culture and Power: A Critical Introduction to Cultural Anthropology. Electronic Textbook for “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology” course published by Great River Learning.
2010 “Ethnography as Database Narratives: Immersion, Interactivity and Intervention in the Bethune Multimedia Project.” The International Journal of the Humanities.
2009 “Making Hakka Spaces: Resisting Multicultural Nationalism in Taiwan.” Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power. 16:414-437.
2009 “A City of Brand Names: (En)Countering Spatialized Narratives of Development in Qingdao, China Tourism” InTensions: A Journal of Fine Arts and Cultural Studies. Issue 2. Spring 2009.
