Laurel Birch de Aguilar

Region of Interest

Africa

Primary Country of Residence

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Title

Honorary Lecturer

Affiliation

St. Andrews University, Scotland, UK

Email

laurelbda@gmail.com

Mailing Address

Department of Social Anthropology
St. Andrews University
St. Andrews
KY16 9AL
Scotland
UK

Phone/Fax Number(s)

phone: 1-334-477626
(1)727-218-8781

Countries of Specialization

Malawi

Education

PhD SOAS

Research Interests

Research interests: Malawi, arts and anthropology, masks, pottery, ritual, gender,
interpretive theory, performance.

Publications

Inscribing the Mask: Interpretation of Nyau Masks and Ritual Performance
among the Chewa of Central Malawi. 1996. University of Fribourg,
Switzerland.

Keywords

arts ; anthropology ; interpretive theory.