Linda ARMANO

Linda Armano's research focuses on the anthropology of resource extraction, particularly in the mining sector, value chains, business ethics, sustainability and indigenous studies. Linda approaches these topics using ethnographic methods and multi-level analysis, positioning her research at the intersection of corporate organisation, consumption and local and Indigenous communities, particularly in the Canadian context.
Since 2012, she has applied anthropological methods to the analysis of consumer behaviour. More recently, Linda’s research on consumption has focused on examining the cultural motivations behind the purchase of luxury goods. In 2018, she was awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship in which she combined the topics of mining anthropology and consumer research. In this context, she investigated the interpretations that different actors and stakeholders from different cultural, political and economic contexts along the global value chain make about the concept of ethics in the context of the certification of mined diamonds in Canada. She is also currently working on tourism projects and active engagement processes with Canadian indigenous communities.