Glenn H. Shepard
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Ethnobotanist, Medical anthropologist, Film maker |
| Location | Belém do Pará, Brazil |
| Introduction | I am an ethnobotanist, anthropologist, photographer and film maker. I have written on topics ranging from shamanism to human ecology to indigenous modernity. I have made several films including the Emmy-Award-winning “Spirits of the Rainforest," and more recently "Zapatista Chronicle." I am currently a tenured researcher in the Human Sciences Division at the Goeldi Museum in Brazil. I have also worked as consultant and anthropology director for the non-profit organization Rainforest Flow. |
| Interests | acoustic music, capoeira, poetry |
| Favorite Movies | Inland Empire, The Saragosssa Manuscript, FItzcarraldo, High Fidelity |
| Favorite Music | Martin Hayes, Old School Freight Train, Nicolas Krassik, Mulatu Astatke |
| Favorite Books | Infinite Jest, Ubik, The Ice Shirt |