Lives on the Line
Subtitle
Women and Ecology On A Pacifc Atoll
Intended as a supplement to women's studies, human ecology, medical anthropology or Pacific anthropology courses. "Lives on the Line" examines women's issues in Butaritari, an equatorial Pacific atoll 15 kilometers long and a few hundred meters wide. This case study shows how the constraints of ecology and the contingencies of history weave through patterns of human activity on Butaritari Atoll.
Bio
Alexandra Brewis Slade is a President's Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. As an anthropologist, she focuses on how health-related stigma shapes human biology, health and suffering. She is also concerned with such challenges as water insecurity, improving development project design and monitoring, and properly tailored anti-obesity efforts.
