Dr Kathrin Forstner
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer in International Development |
K dot Forstner at uea dot ac dot uk
Tel: +44 (0)1603 59 3685 |
Arts Building 2.68 |
Biography
I joined DEV as a lecturer in 2011 after working for two years as an associate tutor in the School. I’m currently involved in developing the new MRes in Development Practice and the academic and employability skills support provided to DEV students. My research interests include gender and rural development, gender and collective action as well as the links between tourism, culture and development.
Academic Background
I have a PhD in Development Studies and an MA in Rural Development from the University of East Anglia.
Key Research Interests
Gender and rural development; gender and collective action; tourism, culture and development
Area expertise: Latin America (particularly Andes)
Research
My doctoral research analysed the impacts that membership in producer groups has on rural women in the Puno region (Southern Peru). I applied a holistic approach for assessing women’s experiences, examining economic as well as social and political aspects of group membership. I looked at changes in women’s role as producers and in social relations at household level as well as women’s experiences of leadership and political participation at community level.
Other past research focused on tourism in developing countries, with a particular emphasis on community-based tourism.
Recent conference papers and publications
‘Cultural heritage and international development’, paper presented at the ‘Current Debates in
International Development’ PhD conference, University of East Anglia, June 2009
‘Women’s multiple identities and rural gender relations: the case of craft cooperatives in Southern Peru’, paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Society for Latin American Studies, March 2009
‘(Hand)Made in Peru: Andean Craftswomen and Globalization’, paper presented at the LOVA International Conference ‘Ethnographies of Gender and Globalization’, July 2008
‘Craftswomen in a globalised world: joint craft production and marketing in Southern Peru’, paper presented at a panel on ‘Gender, Work and Globalisation’, Annual Conference of the Development Studies Association, September 2007
Forstner, K. (2004). ‘Community Ventures and Access to Markets: the Role of Intermediaries in Marketing Rural Tourism Products’ Development Policy Review 22 (5) (http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/toc/dpr/22/5)
Teaching Interests
I’m currently the coordinator of the induction and academic skills programme for taught postgraduate students in DEV.
I have recently contributed to the following undergraduate modules:
- Key Skills for Development Studies
- Latin American Development
- Public Policy and Welfare
- Gender and Development
