Ronda L Brulotte (Anthropology, University of Texas) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Brulotte is an interdisciplinary scholar with training in sociocultural anthropology and Latin American studies whose research focuses on craft economies, critical heritage, and materiality culture in Mexico. Her books include Between Art and Artifact: Archaeological Replicas & Cultural Production in Oaxaca, Mexico (University of Texas Press 2012), Edible Identities: Food as Cultural Heritage (Routledge 2014) (co-edited with Michael A. Di Giovine), and Mezcal in Oaxaca: A Craft Spirit for the Global Marketplace (University of Texas Press 2025).