Emma Gilberthorpe
Emma Gilberthorpe is a Professor of Anthropology at the University of East Anglia, United Kingdom. She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Queensland and a Master’s degree in the Anthropology of Art from University College London (UCL). Her research focuses on development, cultural transformation, engaged anthropology, indigenous/non-indigenous relations, kinship, and the social impacts of extractive industries, particularly mining and oil. She is also a leading researcher in the INDIS (Inclusive Development and the Extractive Industries) project, which explores the social and environmental dimensions of resource extraction. Ethnographic Films: Gilberthorpe, Emma. 2005. From the Horse’s Mouth: Perceptions of Development from Papua New Guinea. Ethnographic Film. UK: Royal Anthropological Institute. Gilberthorpe, Emma, and N. Peduzzi. 2009. The Allotment. 20 minutes. Manchester: Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology. Collaboration with Bronyaslava Kumulgo-Kain