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Theresa L. Miller research on ethnobotanical knowledge in northeast Brazil, July 2011
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Miller, Theresa L. (Theresa Lynn), 1985-
- Title
- Theresa L. Miller research on ethnobotanical knowledge in northeast Brazil
- Dates
- July 2011 (inclusive)20112011
- Quantity
- 1 vertical file
- Collection Number
- 2696-149 (Accession No. 2696-149-01)
- Summary
- Fieldnotes from Theresa Miller's ethnobotanical research in northeastern Brazil
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Anthropologist Theresa Miller's research focuses on human interactions with the environment, particularly in South America. She received her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Spanish at American University (2007), and both her MPhil in Social Anthropology (2010) and DPhil in Anthropology (2015) from the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Oxford. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
Miller's doctoral fieldwork was conducted with the Ramkokamekra-Canela indigenous community in northeastern Brazil, and focused on gardening practices, interactions with cultivated plants, and valuations of varietal and biological diversity.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
One notebook containing fieldnotes from Theresa Miller's ethnobotanical research in northeastern Brazil. During her fieldwork in July 2011, Miller researched gardening practices (particularly maize cultivation) and varietal diversity maintenance in the Ramkokamekra-Canela village of Escalvado in Maranhao, Brazil. The fieldnotes contain information on ethnobotanical lists, a diary of daily life, a layout drawing of the village, a description of the village and village life, a description of gardening and harvest rituals, myths about the origin of maize and of the sun and moon, information about gift-giving and Evangelical Christianity, notes on agricultural techniques and practices, and a brief history according to the Ramkokamekra-Canela Messianic movement.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds linguistic research collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Agriculture--Research--Brazil--Maranhão
- Corn--Research--Brazil--Maranhão
- Ethnobotany--Research--Brazil--Maranhão
- Folklore--Research--Brazil--Maranhão
- Religion--Research--Brazil--Maranhão
Personal Names
- Miller, Theresa L. (Theresa Lynn), 1985---Archives
Geographical Names
- Maranhão (Brazil)
Form or Genre Terms
- Research notes
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds, (sponsoring body)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
