Lauren S. Bae
Program: Applied AnthropologyDegree: Ph.D.
Previous Graduate Education: Ed.M. in Anthro and Ed, Teachers College, Columbia University; M.A. in Education, Stanford University
Research Interests: cultural anthropology; applied anthropology; urban anthropology; political anthropology; theories of resistance; anthropology of factory work; politics of representation; identity; globalization of labor unions; public sector unions; political economy; politics of education; dysfunction of math (education) in America
Geographical Interests: United States (DC area); Southeast Asia (Vietnam); Cuba; Mongolia
Selected Publications, Presentations, Works-in-Progress:
2011—AAA Presentation: On the Necessity of Confusion in Conversion: The "Mystification of Math" in the United States
Awards/Grants:
2010—Summer FLAS (SEASSI, Vietnamese)
2009—SYLFF Fellow (summer research, Vietnam)