Dr. Roland Vazquez is Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Anthropology.  He graduated from Bucknell University in 1986 with a B.S. in Math. 

After spending almost two years in Spain, Dr. Vazquez continued his education at Rutgers University, where he received his M.A. (1992), M.Phil (1993) and Ph.D. (1998), all in Anthropology.

Dr. Vazquez teaches courses in Anthropology, Philosophy, and Spanish as well as being in charge of these three departments, all of which are housed in the Division of Liberal Arts. 

Among his research interests are Basque and Spanish politics and the symbolic and political aspects of culture.  Dr. Vazquez's publications include “Begging to Differ: On Pluralism and ‘Civil’ Society” (2002, Anthropological Quarterly 75(2):413-18) and “Spain: Basque Nationalism and Conflict in Democratic Spain” (2003, Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflict, Joseph R. Rudolph, ed., Greenwood Press, pp. 215-23).  Among his translations is Possible Paradises: Basque Emigration to Latin Americas by José Manuel Azcona, (2003, University of Nevada Press, Spanish to English).  He has presented papers at conferences in the U.S. and abroad.

Dr. Vazquez will be on sabbatical for the 2009-10 academic year.  He will be in Spain and has received a subvention from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities for a research project tentatively titled “Basque Violence, Suffering, and Healing: Individual and Institutional Perspectives.”