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Joel Sherzer

Joel Sherzer, Ph.D., is the director of the Archive of the Indigenous Languages of Latin America and Professor Emeritus in Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Sherzer spent many years conducting research with the Kuna in Panamá, and his Kuna Collection on AILLA includes recordings, texts, books, articles, and photographs. His many publications include Stories, Myths, Chants and Songs of the Kuna Indians (2004) and Verbal Art in San Blas: Kuna Culture Through its Discourse (1990).

Articles by Joel Sherzer

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