Andrew Walsh

Associate Professor

Chameleon
Tiny Chameleon

 

Research Interests

My current research focuses on the parallel rise and divergent fates of northern Madagascar's sapphire and ecotourist trades.   More specifically, I have been studying how the lives of the Malagasy people involved in these trades are shaped not only by the particular sorts of work required of them, but by the peculiar demands of the foreign consumers served by their work.

I am also currently involved in a collaborative research project involving faculty and students at UWO and the University of Antsiranana (North Madagascar).    For more information, see the Madagascar Field Course page.