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Research Interests
Urban anthropology, political economy, economic anthropology, consumption and material culture, dress and fashion, gender relations, southern Africa, and development issues.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Washington
… → 1979
Research interests keywords
- Domesticity
- Dress and fashion
- Economic anthropology
- Gender relations
- Material culture
- Political economy
- Southern Africa
- Urban anthropology
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Grants
- 2 Finished
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Doctoral Dissertation Research: Variant Identity, Stigma, and Economy
Hansen, K. T. (PD/PI)
9/1/10 → 2/29/12
Project: Research project
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Festive Currencies of Value: Culture, Commodification, and Performative Action in Ghana
Hansen, K. T. (PD/PI)
7/1/10 → 12/31/11
Project: Research project
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Response to Marzia Milazzo's review of Conspicuous Consumption in Africa
Posel, D., Brenner, J., Chevalier, S., Gastrow, C., Gupta, P., Masquelier, A., Orock, R., Posel, D., Rink, B., Sparks, S., Sylvanus, N., Hansen, K. T. & van Wyk, I., 2021, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 44, 13, p. 2414-2419 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Changing Secondhand Economies
Hansen, K. T. & Le Zotte, J., Jan 2 2019, In: Business History. 61, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
Open Access31 Scopus citations -
POSTSCRIPT: DOMESTIC SERVICE AS POLITICS
Hansen, K. T., 2019, In: Politique Africaine. 154, 2, p. 145-147 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Women on the Front Line: Development Issues in Southern Africa
Hansen, K. T. & Ashbaugh, L., Jan 1 2019, The Women and International Development Annual, Volume 2. Taylor and Francis, p. 205-240 36 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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“Our dress”: Chitenge as Zambia’s national fabric
Hansen, K. T., Jan 1 2019, Fashion and Materiality: Cultural Practices in Global Contexts. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc., p. 140-156 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter