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Karine Narahara

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Anthropology

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 2019
    Major: Anthropology
    Dissertation: In Mapuche’s Territory: Petroleum Companies, Newen and Knowledge in Puel Mapu (Argentina)
  • Licenciatura, Lutheran University of Brazil, 2017
    Major: Social Sciences
  • MA, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 2011
    Major: Sociology and Anthropology
    Dissertation: Between the Margin and the Center: Agroextractivism, Interchange, and Reciprocity in a Rubber State at Acre
  • BS, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, 2003
    Major: Biological Sciences

Current Scheduled Teaching

ANTH 5400.400Environmental AnthropologySpring 2025
ANTH 3200.100Latin AmericaSpring 2025 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ANTH 4400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2024 SPOT
ANTH 5031.400Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2024 SPOT
ANTH 4900.108Special ProblemsFall 2024
ANTH 5400.200Environmental AnthropologySpring 2024 SPOT
ANTH 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2024
ANTH 3200.100Latin AmericaSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 4900.108Special ProblemsSpring 2024
ANTH 4400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 5031.200Ethnographic and Qualitative MethodsFall 2023 SPOT
ANTH 4900.116Special ProblemsFall 8W2 2023
ANTH 5900.108Special ProblemsFall 2023
ANTH 5950.208Applied ThesisSpring 2023
ANTH 5400.200Environmental AnthropologySpring 2023 SPOT
ANTH 3200.100Latin AmericaSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 4900.108Special ProblemsSpring 2023
ANTH 5950.208Applied ThesisFall 2022
ANTH 4400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
ANTH 5400.100Environmental AnthropologyFall 2022 SPOT
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Narahara, K. (2022). In Mapuche’s Territory: Petroleum Companies and cosmopolitics in Argentinian Patagonia. 380. Rio de Janeiro, Ape's. https://www.amazon.com/território-mapuche-petroleiras-cosmopol%C3%ADticas-Portuguese-ebook/dp/B0B5W49FM3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OF4S7KVMCKEI&keywords=karine+narahara&qid=1673466856&sprefix=karine+narahara%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1

    • Foreword for a Book

  • Narahara, K. (2024). Prefácio (Foreword) for the Book No coração da Terra: As Controvérsias do Fracking no Brasil (In the Heart of the Earth: The Controversies of Fracking in Brazil). Rio de Janeiro,

    • Journal Article

  • Narahara, K., Tavares, I. (2022). Introduction (Invited Editor-Review article). 27 (3) 1-20. Londrina, State University of Londrina (Brazil).
  • Narahara, K., Cardoso, T. (2022). Introduction (Invited Editor-Review article). 14 (2) 8-18. São Carlos, São Paulo, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR). http://www.rau.ufscar.br/?p=1940

    • Scholarly Note

  • Acselrad, H., Narahara, K. (2024). No coração da terra (In the Heart of the Earth). https://aterraeredonda.com.br/no-coracao-da-terra/

    • Special Issue for an Academic Magazine

  • Narahara, K., Tavares, I. (2022). When The “Other” Is the Anthropologist: Reflections on Contemporary Ethnographic Productions. 27 (3) Londrina, State University of Londrina. https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/issue/view/1857
  • Narahara, K., Cardoso, T. (2022). Which Worlds in Ruins? The Anthropocene at Stake. 14 (2) 8-168. São Carlos, São Paulo, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR). http://www.rau.ufscar.br/?p=1940

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Narahara, K. (Principal), "Individual Mentoring Grant," sponsored by Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. (2024).
  • Narahara, K. (Principal), "Scholarly and Creative Activity Award (SCA)," sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Narahara, K. (Principal), Carey, C. (Supporting), Gualdron Ramirez, M. (Supporting), Carrington, J. (Supporting), "Afro-Brazilian Religions, Black Anthropologies, and Academic Diversity," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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