FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 29, 2002 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 EXPERT TO DISCUSS THE CHANGING WORLD OF NATIVES IN THE ECUADORIAN ANDES A University of Iowa professor who has researched the changing social world of native people in the Ecuadorian Andes will speak at Drake University on Tuesday, Feb. 5. Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld, who teaches anthropology at the University of Iowa, will discuss “Indigenous Autonomy in a Globalizing Economy: The Case of Ecuador.” His speech, which is free and open to the public, will start at 7:30 p.m. in the Honors Lounge of Medbury Hall, 1317 28th St. Colloredo-Mansfeld will focus on the connections between market competition and expressive culture in the formation of native Quichua communities. He has written extensively on indigenous arts, globalization and the international craft economy. His recent book, “The Native Leisure Class: Consumption and Cultural Creativity in the Andes,” was published by the University of Chicago Press. For more information, contact C. Richard King, assistant professor of anthropology and director of the Critical Studies of Culture Program at Drake at (515) 271-2745.