Baron Pineda

  • Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies

Education

  • PhD, University of Chicago, 1998
  • MA, University of Chicago, 1991
  • BA, University California Berkeley, 1989

Biography

Baron Pineda is a cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights, indigenous peoples, and Latin America.

He is the author of Shipwrecked Identities: Navigating Race on Nicaragua’s Mosquito Coast (Rutgers University Press), as well as numerous articles in scholarly journals.

He has a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree and PhD from the University of Chicago. Since 2002, he has been conducting field research on global indigenous politics at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

Spring 2025

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology — ANTH 101

Human Rights, Universalism and Cultural Relativism — ANTH 278

Practicum in Anthropology - Full — ANTH 391F

Practicum in Anthropology - Half — ANTH 391H

Internships in Teaching - Full — ANTH 415F

Internships in Teaching - Half — ANTH 415H

Fall 2025

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology — ANTH 101

Digital Worlds: Anthropology of the Internet — ANTH 241

Practicum in Anthropology - Full — ANTH 391F

Practicum in Anthropology - Half — ANTH 391H

Internships in Teaching - Full — ANTH 415F

Internships in Teaching - Half — ANTH 415H

Notes

Baron Pineda publishes article on internet governance and human rights for special issue of Yale Journal of Law and Technology

Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda has published a paper, "Internet Governance and Human Rights in a Minor Key: Anthropological Perspectives," that appears in a special issue in Volume 23 of the Yale Journal of Law and Technology. The special issue features a group of scholars that has been convened by the Justice Collaboratory of the Yale Law School to explore issues related to the governance of social media platforms. The special issue is titled "In a New Light: Social Media Governance Reimagined."

News

Faculty Members Receive Promotions

Eleven faculty members have been promoted to the rank of professor or associate professor. We asked each about their most memorable experience and what they enjoy about being a professor.

A Conversation with Baron Pineda

A cultural anthropologist specializing in human rights and indigenous peoples, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Baron Pineda is one of seven scholars advising Facebook on the challenges of enforcing community standards.