PhD Candidate
Fields of Study
- Sociocultural Anthropology
- South and Central America
Areas of Interest
Research Keywords
Anthropology of the state; Visual anthropology; Violence; Disappearances; Violent deaths; Morgue
Research Region
Mexico / Latin America
Working Dissertation
Supervisors
Valentina Napolitano
Christopher Krupa
Biography
Isaac Vargas is a social anthropoligst who works on topics related to the state apparatus and violence amid the Mexican war on drugs, particularly the forensic context. His research looks closely at everyday interactions as well as artifacts and spaces in which the state and victims configure a web of relationships. He has also explored how the images of the disappeared shape an imaginary about the "social effects" of the war.
Cohort
- 2020-2021