Anthropologist Can Discuss War and Its Impact on Society in U.S., Abroad

Anthropologist can discuss war and its impact on society in U.S., abroad

Dr. Catherine Lutz, professor of anthropology(919) 962-3353 (o)(919) 929-9696[email protected].

Lutz specializes in the study of war and its impact on society in the United States and abroad. Topics she can discuss include how past wars have shaped the world and affected cultures, economies and politics. Her research has focused on how past wars have changed U.S. history. Her most recent book, "Homefront: A Military City and the American 20th Century," will be published next month by Beacon Press and traces the impact of Fort Bragg on Fayetteville, N.C.

She says the book relates Fayetteville's history with that of the nation and examines how the proximity of the military presence affected that community's well-being. In addition, Lutz studies mass media literacy. That work focused on how National Geographic magazine presents the world to its readers and resulted in a book, "Reading National Geographic," published in 1993. Lutz studies how the mass media select video footage and photographs for news coverage and how that process helps shape and is shaped by culture.

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