Susan H. Lees

Susan H. Lees
TitleProfessor Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology
Academic background
EducationPhD, University of Michigan
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropologist
Sub-disciplineCultural anthropology, human ecology
InstitutionsCity University of New York

Susan H. Lees is an anthropologist and human ecologist, and the former editor-in-chief of Human Ecology and American Anthropologist.[1] She is professor emeritus of cultural anthropology at City University of New York.[2][3]

Research[edit]

Lees' work focuses on political ecology and anthropology. Her early work was largely focused on irrigation and its impact on agriculture, society, and conflict and relationships between groups.[4][5][6] Her research has also explored the impact of climate change, gentrification, and other social developments on rural fishing communities in Maine,[7] particularly crab fishing in Deer Isle, Maine.[8]

In 1976, she became editor of Human Ecology, following the retirement of its founder Andrew P. Vayda. She invited Daniel Bates to co-edit the journal with her.[9]

In 2009, Lees became the editor of American Anthropologist along with Fran Mascia-Lees.[10]

Works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bates, Daniel G. (2012-02-01). "On Forty Years: Remarks from the Editor". Human Ecology. 40 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1007/s10745-012-9461-z. ISSN 1572-9915. S2CID 254540987.
  2. ^ "Susan Lees - Anthropology PhD Program". Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ "Susan Lees". guide.americananthro.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  4. ^ Lees, Susan H. (September 1986). "Coping with Bureaucracy: Survival Strategies in Irrigated Agriculture". American Anthropologist. 88 (3): 610–622. doi:10.1525/aa.1986.88.3.02a00050. ISSN 0002-7294.
  5. ^ Lees, Susan H. (1994-12-01). "Irrigation and society". Journal of Archaeological Research. 2 (4): 361–378. doi:10.1007/BF02231484. ISSN 1573-7756. S2CID 144609689.
  6. ^ Lees, Susan H. (June 1989). "On Irrigation and the Conflict Myth". Current Anthropology. 30 (3): 343–344. doi:10.1086/203750. ISSN 0011-3204. S2CID 143769360.
  7. ^ Lees, Susan H. (1996). "Review of Barriers and Bridges to the Renewal of Ecosystems and Institutions". Human Ecology. 24 (1): 137–141. doi:10.1007/BF02167965. ISSN 0300-7839. JSTOR 4603189. S2CID 189873758.
  8. ^ Lees, Susan H.; Orr, Emily (March 2003). "Uncle Sam Versus the Peekytoe Crab: Post Mortem on a Rural Protest". Culture & Agriculture. 25 (1): 26–34. doi:10.1525/cag.2003.25.1.26. ISSN 1048-4876.
  9. ^ Bates, Daniel G. (2012-02-01). "On Forty Years: Remarks from the Editor". Human Ecology. 40 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1007/s10745-012-9461-z. ISSN 1572-9915. S2CID 254540987.
  10. ^ "Meet the Next AA Editors: Fran Mascia-Lees and Susan Lees". Anthropology News. 42 (2): 11. February 2001. doi:10.1111/an.2001.42.2.11.
  11. ^ Ocampo-Raeder, V. Constanza (2010). "Review of Against the Grain: The Vayda Tradition in Human Ecology and Ecological Anthropology". Human Ecology. 38 (3): 467–469. doi:10.1007/s10745-010-9315-5. ISSN 0300-7839. JSTOR 40603037. S2CID 155530140.
  12. ^ Little, Peter D. (1998). "Review of Case Studies in Human Ecology". Human Ecology. 26 (2): 341–343. doi:10.1023/A:1018727125610. ISSN 0300-7839. JSTOR 4603283. S2CID 189867021.
  13. ^ Schwerin, Karl H. (April 1998). "Case Studies in Human Ecology . Daniel G. Bates , Susan H. Lees". Journal of Anthropological Research. 54 (1): 106–109. doi:10.1086/jar.54.1.3631682. ISSN 0091-7710.
  14. ^ Downing, Theodore (April 1977). "Sociopolitical Aspects of Canal Irrigation in the Valley of Oaxaca. Susan H. Lees. Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, Number 6, Ann Arbor, 1973, xi + 143 pp., illus. $6.00". American Antiquity. 42 (2): 304–307. doi:10.2307/279004. ISSN 0002-7316. JSTOR 279004. S2CID 164298095.