Adrienne Pine Associate Professor Department of Anthropology
- Degrees
- PhD, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
MA, Demography, University of California, Berkeley
MA, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
BA, Anthropology, Brown University - Languages Spoken
- Spanish (fluent)
- Bio
- Adrienne Pine is a militant medical anthropologist who has worked in Honduras, Mexico, Korea, the United States, Egypt, and Cuba. In her book, Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras, she argues that the symbolic violence resulting from Hondurans’ embodied obsession with certain forms of 'real' violence is a necessary condition for the acceptance of violent forms of modernity and capitalism. Dr. Pine has worked both outside and inside the academy to effect a more just world. Prior to and following the June 2009 military coup in Honduras, she has collaborated with numerous organizations and individuals to bring international attention to the Honduran struggle to halt U.S. government-supported state violence (in its multiple forms). She has also conducted extensive research on the impact of corporate healthcare and healthcare technologies on labor practices in the United States. Her current research focuses on the intersections of nursing and democracy in Honduras, Cuba, and the United States.
- See Also
- Anthropology Department
- Quotha (Dr. Pine's blog)
- Sobrevivir Honduras
- Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras
- Dr. Pine on Twitter
- For the Media
- To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.
Partnerships & Affiliations
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American Anthropological Association
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Society for Medical Anthropology
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Society for Applied Anthropology
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Society for the Study of Social Problems
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Association for Feminist Anthropology
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Latin American Studies Association
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Council on Hemispheric Affairs
Senior Research Associate
Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Research Interests
- Geographic Areas: United States, Central America, Mexico, Korea, Egypt
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Themes: Violence, Migration, Gender, Health Care, Technology & the Body, Political Economy, Labor Justice, Human Rights, Drug and Alcohol Studies
AU Experts
Area of Expertise
Honduras, violence
Additional Information
Adrienne Pine is a medical anthropologist who has worked in Honduras, Mexico, Korea, the United States, and Egypt. Her book Working Hard, Drinking Hard: On Violence and Survival in Honduras (University of California Press, 2008) examines the formation of Honduran subjectivities through an analysis of three intertwined topics: violence, alcohol, and maquiladoras. In the book she argues that the symbolic violence resulting from Hondurans’ embodied obsession with certain forms of "real" violence is a necessary condition for the acceptance of violent forms of modernity and capitalism. Pine has worked both outside and inside higher education to effect a more just world. Prior to and following the June 2009 military coup in Honduras, she collaborated with numerous organizations and individuals to bring international attention to the Honduran struggle in an effort to halt state violence, in its multiple forms. She has conducted extensive research on the impact of corporate health-care and health-care technologies on labor practices in the United States.
For the Media
To request an interview for a news story, call AU Communications at 202-885-5950 or submit a request.