Tim Trench (anthropologist)
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Tim Trench is a anthropology
professor at the Chapingo Autonomous University
. He studied in Manchester
, UK, and lives in San Cristóbal de las Casas
, Chiapas
.
In 2004 he produced a documentary film called "Xateros" about commercial palm leaf (xate
) collectors in the Lacandon Jungle
with Axel Köhler for the Proyecto Videoastas Indigenas de la Frontera Sur.http://sureste.ciesas.edu.mx/Proyectos/PVIFS/ingles/pvifs1.html
From 2004 to 2009 he was a member of the Consejo Consultivo (consultative council) of the development project Prodesis
.http://www.prodesis.chiapas.gob.mx/?Consejo_Consultivo
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
professor at the Chapingo Autonomous University
Chapingo Autonomous University
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo is an agricultural college located in Texcoco, Mexico State in Mexico. The university is a federally funded public institution of higher education. It offers technical and full bachelor’s degrees as well as having scientific and technological research programs...
. He studied in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, UK, and lives in San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas also known as it's native Tsotsil name, Jovel is a city and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas...
, Chiapas
Chiapas
Chiapas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas is one of the 31 states that, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 118 municipalities and its capital city is Tuxtla Gutierrez. Other important cites in Chiapas include San Cristóbal de las...
.
In 2004 he produced a documentary film called "Xateros" about commercial palm leaf (xate
Xate
Xate are the leaves from 3 Chamaedorea species of palm tree ....
) collectors in the Lacandon Jungle
Lacandon Jungle
The Lacandon Jungle is an area of rainforest which stretches from Chiapas, Mexico into Guatemala and into the southern part of the Yucatán Peninsula. The heart of this rainforest is located in the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve in Chiapas near the border with Guatemala in the Montañas del Oriente...
with Axel Köhler for the Proyecto Videoastas Indigenas de la Frontera Sur.http://sureste.ciesas.edu.mx/Proyectos/PVIFS/ingles/pvifs1.html
From 2004 to 2009 he was a member of the Consejo Consultivo (consultative council) of the development project Prodesis
Prodesis
Prodesis was a development project in the Lacandon region of Chiapas, Mexico, that ran from 2004 to 2008.The aim of the project was to reduce pressure on the rainforest and combat poverty among its inhabitants, most of them being Mayan Indians and subsistence peasants.- Plan and objectives...
.http://www.prodesis.chiapas.gob.mx/?Consejo_Consultivo