{"id":2033,"date":"2020-10-09T17:27:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T21:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/?p=2033"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T15:12:51","slug":"event-on-10-14-high-end-coffee-maya-farmers-and-the-creation-of-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2020\/10\/09\/event-on-10-14-high-end-coffee-maya-farmers-and-the-creation-of-value\/","title":{"rendered":"Event on 10\/14 &#8211; High-End Coffee, Maya Farmers, and the Creation of Value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>The Latin American Dialogues Speaker Series Presents<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">High-End Coffee, Maya Farmers, and the Creation of Value<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dr. Edward Fischer, Vanderbilt University<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wednesday, October 14, 5:30 pm<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Zoom &#8212; Meeting ID 95571104174 \/ Password 371008<\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2034 size-newsletter-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-580x326.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-610x343.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/files\/2020\/10\/2020-10-14-ladss-page-001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>Edward (Ted) Fischer is the Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is also the founder of Mani\u0301+, a social enterprise in Guatemala that develops and produces locally sourced foods to fight malnutrition. His research focuses on values, wellbeing, and the cultural contexts of health and economic development. He has authored or edited a number of books, including most recently The Good Life. 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