CATHERINE LUTZ is a Watson Institute professor at Brown University, USA where she holds a joint appointment with the Department of Anthropology. As an author and editor, Professor Lutz has published nine books. She was until recently president of the American Ethnological Society, the oldest professional anthropological association in the United States. ANNE LUTZ FERDINAND is a former marketer and investment banker with fifteen years of corporate experience. Ms. Fernandez is currently a teacher of English in the Westport, Connecticut public school system, USA.