Baron Pineda

  • Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Areas of Study

Education

  • PhD, University of Chicago, 1998
  • MA, University of Chicago, 1991
  • BA, University California Berkeley, 1989

Biography

Baron Pineda is a cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights, indigenous peoples, and Latin America.

He is the author of Shipwrecked Identities: Navigating Race on Nicaragua’s Mosquito Coast (Rutgers University Press), as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals.

He has a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree and PhD from the University of Chicago. Since 2002, he has been conducting field research on global indigenous politics at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Fall 2024

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology — ANTH 101
Digital Worlds: Anthropology of the Internet — ANTH 241
Practicum in Anthropology - Full — ANTH 391F
Practicum in Anthropology - Half — ANTH 391H
Internships in Teaching - Full — ANTH 415F
Internships in Teaching - Half — ANTH 415H

Spring 2025

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology — ANTH 101
Human Rights, Universalism and Cultural Relativism — ANTH 278
Practicum in Anthropology - Full — ANTH 391F
Practicum in Anthropology - Half — ANTH 391H
Internships in Teaching - Full — ANTH 415F
Internships in Teaching - Half — ANTH 415H

Notes

Baron Pineda publishes article on internet governance and human rights for special issue of Yale Journal of Law and Technology

September 17, 2021

Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda has published a paper, "Internet Governance and Human Rights in a Minor Key: Anthropological Perspectives," that appears in a special issue in Volume 23 of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology. The special issue features a group of scholars that has been convened by the Justice Collaboratory of the Yale Law School to explore issues related to the governance of social media platforms. The special issue is titled "In a New Light: Social Media Governance Reimagined."

Baron Pineda Publishes

February 16, 2018

Baron Pineda, Eric and Jane Nord associate professor of anthropology, published "Indigenous Pan-Americanism: Contesting Settler Colonialism and the Doctrine of Discovery at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues” in American Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 4, December 2017, pp. 823-832, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Several Oberlin College students served as research assists for the publication.

News

Baron Pineda Discusses the Challenges of Social Media Content Standards

November 17, 2020

Professor of Anthropology Baron Pineda will present “Grey Areas: Universal Standards, Cultural Difference and Local Contexts in Social Media Content Moderation” as part of the Tea At Two Virtual Series presented by the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. His talk will take place from 2-3 p.m., Thursday, November 19. Learn more about Pineda’s work in this Q&A.

Faculty Members Receive Promotions

May 15, 2019

Eleven faculty members have been promoted to the rank of professor or associate professor. We asked each about their most memorable experience and what they enjoy about being a professor.

A Conversation with Baron Pineda

October 17, 2018

A cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights and indigenous peoples, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda is one of seven scholars advising Facebook on the challenges of enforcing community standards.

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