Lauren Wynne
Lauren Wynne is an Associate Professor of Anthropology. She received her B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Columbia University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Chicago. Dr. Wynne’s ongoing research in rural Yucatán, Mexico, explores the changing nature of human relationships with food specifically as it is expressed through a Yucatec Maya concept of “care.” Dr. Wynne also conducts research on the pregnancy and childbirth experiences of women in upstate New York.
Department
Degrees
- B.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies from Columbia University
- M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago
- Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Chicago
Teaching
Anthropology of Sexuality
Contemporary Mexican Culture
Food and Culture
Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Research Interests
Medical anthropology, food studies, Mexican and indigenous American cultures, alcohol and drug studies, gender and sexuality
Recent Work
“Just Right’: Balance, Tranquility, and Drunkenness in Rural Yucatán.” Global Public Health, 15, 5 (2020). doi: 10.1080/17441692.2019.1701058.
“Transformations in Body and Cuisine in Rural Yucatán, Mexico” in Food and Identity in the Caribbean, edited by Hanna Garth, 31-44. London: Bloomsbury, 2013.
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