Suzanne Scheld

Suzanne Scheld is a cultural anthropologist specializing in urban, transnational, and globalization studies.

She has an on-going research project in Dakar, Senegal, a West African country that is 95 percent Muslim. Her research examines urbanization processes in Dakar in relationship to youth, migration, religion, and cultural identity. Her recent publications examine the impacts of Chinese immigrants on the image of Dakar and its informal economy. In the future, she plans to examine consumer identities and the role of the consumer protection movement in Senegal.