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Zona Hildegarde S. Amper

Amper, Zona Hildegarde S.

Director | Center for Social Research and Education
Full Professor

zhsamper@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

A.B. Anthropology, University of San Carlos, 1990
M.A. Public Administration, Cebu Normal University, 2002
M.A. Anthropology, University of San Carlos, 2005
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of San Carlos, 2012

Research Interests:

Urbanization, development anthropology, environment, local knowledge and indigenous peoples, applied anthropology

Recent Publications:

  1. Amper, Zona Hildegarde S. (2015). Surviving Water Scarcity in a Small Island Community. Aghamtao 24:86-104.
  2. Amper, Zona Hildegarde S. (2014). History of Santander: Cebu History Series, vol. 47. Cebu, Philippines: Province of Cebu.
  3. Amper, Zona Hildegarde S. (2013). The Shell Trade in Panglao: Impact on Local Knowledge and Practices. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society 41(2/3):214-229.

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