Dr. Fewkes' research interests are in the anthropological study of political culture, economic interactions, globalization and Islamic communities worldwide. Her most recent research focused on historical trade correspondence in the ethnographic context of the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Fewkes came to the Honors College from University of Pennsylvania, where she taught anthropology courses on South Asia, Islam, and development.
Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania