Mark Turin

Mark Turin
Mark Turin, London, 2023
Born	(1973-10-27) 27 October 1973 (age 51) London, United Kingdom
Alma mater	University of Cambridge, B.A. Leiden University, PhD
Occupation(s)	linguist, anthropologist, broadcaster
Known for	Digital Himalaya, World Oral Literature Project, Yale Himalaya Initiative, Relational Lexicography, and presenting on BBC Radio
Website	Official website

Mark Turin (born 1973) is a British anthropologist, linguist and occasional radio broadcaster who specializes in the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest. From 2014–2018, he served as Chair of the First Nations and Endangered Languages Program and Acting Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, cross-appointed between the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies.^[1] Turin served as Interim Editor of the journal Pacific Affairs from 2023-2024.