Ph.D., Cultural Anthropology (2003), Latin American Studies certificate (2002)
jfrench@richmond.edu
Areas of Expertise
Latin America
Legal and Political Anthropology
Human Rights
Anthropological Theory
Forthcoming. French, Jan H. “From Honor toDignity: Criminal Libel, Press Freedom, and Racist Speech in Brazil” (Vanderbilt E-Journal of Luso-Hispanic Studies).
2015. French, J. “At Play in the Field of Law: Symbolic Capital and Foreign Attorneys in LL.M. Programs,” Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Winter).
2013. French, J. “Rethinking Police Violence in Brazil: Unmasking the Public Secret of Race,” Latin American Politics and Society, Volume 55, Number 4 (Winter).