Santiago Irribarra Palet

My doctoral research focuses on the transformation of urban space and of persons by Mapuche people living in Santiago, Chile. On the back of ethnographic fieldwork with Mapuche communities in southern Santiago, and in dialogue with works on migrant reterritorialisations, good life, and more-than-human relationships, my research aims to show how Mapuche people in the city attempt to lead good lives and be 'good persons' in an urban environment where the conditions for this are normally precluded. In this context, Mapuche interlocutors engage in transformations of the city that make the formation and maintenance of 'good life' possible through the fostering of reciprocal relationships between humans, plants, animals, and spirits.

Supervisors: Peter Wade, Penny Harvey

I am the teaching assistant for Anthropological Theory (SOAN20830) and have previously been TA for Introduction to Business Anthropology (SOAN10361).

At the Catholic University of Chile, I was TA for the modules Linguistic Anthropology (3 terms), Anthropological Theory II: Nature and Culture (1 term), and Introduction to Ethnography (1 term).