doi:10.7916/d8-3qhg-8267Oral history interview with Lourdes Arizpe, 2002Arizpe S., Lourdesoral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalEconomic development--Social aspectsGlobalizationCultural relativismCulture and globalizationWomen--Social conditionsHuman rightsArizpe S., LourdesUnited Nations Officials and employeesUnescoEarly life, multicultural/lingual childhood in Argentina and Mexico, university studies in interpreting and anthropology, study of Mexican Indians, relationship between research and activism. Assistant director-general for culture at UN, new ways of looking at culture and development, globalization, universal human rights, the dangers of cultural relativism, women and gender. Wealthy countries lose spiritual/cultural development, finding a balance between culture and development, distribution of wealth. Ideological role of the UN, time with UNESCO, time in academia/research, importance of interdisciplinary and global cooperation