Food Matters FIG Instructor and Assistant

Stephen R. Wooten is a sociocultural anthropologist whose research interests include: political economy and ecology, local food systems and expressive culture. Dr. Wooten has been conducting ethnographic field research in Mali since 1992 and has recently begun a study of urban agriculture in Eugene. His research publications include: “Colonial Administration and the Ethnography of the Family in the French Soudan” in Cahiers d’etudes africaines, “Antelope Headdresses and Champion Farmers: Negotiating Meaning and Identity through the Bamana Ciwara Complex” in African Arts and “Losing Ground: Gender Relations, Commercial Horticulture and Threats to Local Plant Diversity in Rural Mali” in an edited volume entitled: Women and Plants: Gender Relations in Biodiversity Management and Conservation. His book The Art of Livelihood: Creating Expressive Agri-Culture in Rural Mali explores the creativity of rural Bamana people. Dr. Wooten has been at UO since 2001.

Contact: swooten@uoregon.edu

Hello! My name is Jacob (Jake). I use He/Him/His pronouns, and I am beyond excited to be your FIG assistant for Food Matters. I was born and raised in Bermuda, and I am entering my senior year here at the University. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in the College of Design. 

I love spending time outside some of my interests and hobbies include mountain biking and cycling in general, I love hiking, swimming, and two stroke engines. 

I am looking forward to meeting you all in the fall and getting to know you all better. Feel free to reach out with any questions about the college transition, or anything else that might be on your mind.

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