Ralph Bolton (Pomona C) was honored by his Peruvian colleagues at the VI National Congress of Anthropological Investigations in Peru held at the National University of the Altiplano in Puno in October 2012. The citation on the Scroll of Honor for Distinction in Anthropology indicated that it was bestowed “in recognition of his brilliant performance as an investigator and teacher and for his contributions to the profession and service to society.” In addition to the Scroll, Bolton was given a vara, or staff, the ancient symbol of authority in traditional Andean communities.
Bolton’s career was also recognized by the Professional Guild of Peruvian Anthropologists (Colegio Profesional de Antropólogos del Perú). He was elected Honorary Member of the Colegio, one of only three anthropologists to hold this distinction, and the only non-Peruvian so honored. The formal installation and Bolton’s accompanying lecture are to be scheduled for early in 2013 in Lima.
Bolton’s writings on Andean cultures have been collected and published by Editorial Horizonte in Spanish in a series of volumes: Cuyes, camiones y cuentos en los Andes (2009), La vida familiar en comunidades andinas (2010), No somos iguales: agresión, autoridad y conflict en el altiplano peruano (2011), Alpacas y cuyes en la etnografia andina (2012), and Susto, coca, y los efectos de la altura en la cultura andina (2012). In addition, he co-edited a volume published in both English and Spanish in 2011 (Vicos and Beyond: A Half Century of Applying Anthropology in Peru, AltaMira Press; 50 años de antropología aplicada en el Perú: Vicos y otras experiencias, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos).
via Anthropology-News http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2012/12/03/ralph-bolton/
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