Creole Economics: Caribbean Cunning Under the French Flag - University of Texas Press, 2004. Written for undergraduates, Browne’s book shows how “creole economics” is as basic to slave adaptations in the Caribbean as creole languages, religions, and music.

 As cited in American Anthropologist... “Persuasive and engagingly written, Creole Economics should be required reading in anthropology, economics, and Caribbean Studies courses.”
Aisha Khan, New York University

As cited in American Ethnologist...
“In addition to being a beautifully written and deeply empathetic account, Browne’s book is visually striking…The result is a callaloo of careful scholarship and imagery that is both enjoyable to read and a significant contribution to economic anthropology and Caribbean studies."
Mark Moberg, University of South Alabama

As cited in Journal of Economic History...
“She has produced a highly personal yet analytically rigorous account of a French Caribbean isle, and to her great credit, she presents complex intellectual terrain as a most enjoyable read.”
David Howard, University of Edinburgh

Katherine E. Browne, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1783

Direct phone: 970-491-5813

Anthropology office:
970-491-5447
Fax: 970-491-7597  

Contact: kate.browne@colostate.edu

Kate Browne's research has been funded by the following:

• National Science Foundation
• Bourse Chateaubriand, Embassy of France
• Colorado State University

DOCUMENTARY FILM: Lifting the Weight of History: How French-Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs Are Changing the Culture of Business (Original language, French)
This ethnographic documentary tells the story of how entrepreneurial women who are descended from slaves, are confronting the difficult legacies of their creole history, a history that has tainted the perception of the private sector. MORE INFO

DOCUMENTARY FILM: Still Waiting: Life After Katrina draws viewers into the painful and uplifting story of one post-Katrina African American/Creole family and the bayou culture they cannot give up, despite the odds. MORE INFO