| Areas of Research Specialization: Religion and Symbolism; Gender; Aging and Life Course; Healing and Personhood; Verbal Art and Performance; Anthropology and Human Rights; Culture Theories, in particular in relation to aesthetics and the senses; Ethnographic Analysis, in particular in relation to memory and personal narrative; African Humanities Telephone (office) (713)743-3787 (home) (713)303-9984 Mailing Address Susan J. Rasmussen Professor Department of Anthropology McElhinney Hall University of Houston Houston , Texas 77204-5020 USA e-mail : srasmussen@uh.edu |