Sarah Besky
Professor, Global Labor and Work, ILR School, Cornell University
Sarah Besky is a cultural anthropologist and Professor in the ILR School. Her research uses ethnographic and historical methods to study the intersection of inequality, nature, and capitalism in the Himalayas. In her work, she analyzes how materials and bodies take on value under changing political economic regimes, and she explores the diverse forms of labor that make and maintain that value.