Background
Kemper, Robert Van was born on November 21, 1945 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ivan L. and Roberta (King) Kemper.
(What does urban mean? How do places and spaces change whe...)
What does urban mean? How do places and spaces change when they become urban? Why are people drawn to cities? How do anthropologists and others study urban places and the people who occupy them? These are some of the questions explored in this compelling and extensively revised fifth edition. As before, Urban Life is topically and geographically wide ranging, with well-crafted contributions offering expert coverage of urban fieldwork experiences, theoretical concepts, and new research from an anthropological perspective. The book is organized into five parts: fieldwork, communities, structures and institutions, migration and adaptation, and globalization and transnationalism. Each part includes an introduction that provides background for its chapters. Each chapter begins with a headnote that highlights its significance. The richly ethnographic content of each chapter appeals to students and encourages them to reconsider their preconceptions about the social life and character of cities and city dwellers. Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Lyon-Driskell, The Community in Urban Society, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577667414) and Shannon, Urban Problems in Sociological Perspective, Fourth Edition (ISBN 9781577661955).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1577666348/?tag=2022091-20
anthropologist educator minister
Kemper, Robert Van was born on November 21, 1945 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Ivan L. and Roberta (King) Kemper.
Bachelor, University California, Riverside, 1966. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1971.
Master of Divinity, Southern Methodist University, 1999.
Postdoctoral fellow University California, Berkeley, 1971-1972. Assistant professor Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1972-1977, associate professor, 1977-1983, professor, since 1983, chairman, 1992-1994, 2004—2008, president faculty senate, 2005—2006, trustee, 2005—2006. Visiting research scholar University Iberoamericana, Mexico City, 1970, 79-80, Center United States-Mexico Studies, La Jolla, California, 1983, University National Autónoma Mexico, Mexico City, 1990-1991, El Colegio de Michoacán, Zamora, Mexico, 1991.
Secretary Institute Study of Earth and Man, Dallas, 1989-1992. Council Preservation Anthropological Records. Founding chair Commission Anthropology Tourism, International Union Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, 1993-1996.
(What does urban mean? How do places and spaces change whe...)
Elder North Park Presbyterian Church, Dallas, 1987-1989, 95-97. Parish associate Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1999-2008. Member Municipal Library.
Advisory Board, Dallas, 1975-1979. Board director Oasis Housing Corporation, 2000-2004, Presbyterian Association Community Transformation, 2003-2004. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropological Association (board director 1990-1992), Society Applied Anthropology (chairman Malinowski award committee 1979-1980, board director 1995-1998).
Member Latin American Studies Association (co-chairman XI International Congress 1983), Society Urban Anthropology (president 1988-1990), Society Latin American Anthropology (president 1981-1982), Phi Beta Kappa (president chapter 1987-1988).
Married Sandra L. Kraft, September 9, 1967 (deceased June 25, 2010). 1 child, John Kraft.