Faculty Name
James Daria, Ph.D.
Title
Assistant Professor
Department
Sociology & Anthropology
Phone
404-270-2406
Office Location
Giles Hall, Room 202
Education
2019 Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
2013 M.A. Anthropology, University of Oregon. Eugene, Oregon
2010 M.A. Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Chicago. Chicago, Illinois
2003 M.Ed. Literacy, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio
1999 B.A., Anthropology, University of Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio
Biography
Dr. James Daria is a cultural anthropologist working on issues of labor and migration in the global food system. His work is centered on modern slavery, exploitation, and the labor and human rights of migrant farmworkers in North and Central America. Dr. Daria combines teaching, research, and activism to make academic knowledge accessible to the general public, as well as to his collaborators in the field.
Courses Taught
- Introduction to Anthropology
- Food and Culture
- Anthropology of Immigration
- Anthropological Theory
- Medical Anthropology
- Food Justice Movements
- Ethnographic Methods
Research Interests
Issues of labor and migration in the global food system. Modern slavery, exploitation and the human rights of migrant farmworkers in North and Central America.
Publications
2024 Zlolniski, Christian and James Daria. “El Programa H-2A en el Valle de San Quintín: Notas Desde el Campo. La Jornada del Campo. March 16, 2024.
2023 Daria, James & Anna Canning. “Certified Exploitation: Labor Rights Violations and Certifications in Mexico’s Agro-Export Industry.” Corporate Accountability Lab.
2023 Daria, James. “Rigged Elections: The Failure of Mexico’s New Labor Model to Protect Farmworker Rights.” Frontera Norte Vol. 35, Art. 13.
2022 Daria, James. “Fairwashing and Union Busting: Corporate Social Responsibility Programs in Mexico’s Agro-Export Industry.” Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos 38(3) Fall, 379-405.
2021 Daria, James. “The Conviviality of the Fandango: Living with Difference in the Music and Dance of Southern Veracruz, Mexico.” Transmodernity 9: 6 (Spring), pp. 46-69.