Susan Snow Wadley

Susan Snow Wadley
Born1943 (age 80–81)[2]
NationalityAmerican[2]
OccupationAnthropologist
Board member ofPublications Committee of American Institute of Indian Studies (Chairperson)
SpouseRick Olanoff
ParentEllen (mother)[3]
Academic background
EducationDoctor of Philosophy
Alma materCarlton College (B.A.)
University of Chicago (M.A. and Ph.D.)
ThesisShakti: Power in the Conceptual Structure of Karimpur Religion (1973)
Academic advisorsMcKim Marriott
Milton Singer
(Initial research advisors)
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology
InstitutionsFormer director, South Asia Center of the Syracuse University
Main interestsSouth Asia, specially India[1]

Susan Snow Wadley (born 1943) is an American anthropologist.

Born in 1943, she completed her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1967 and 1973, respectively. She has worked at the Syracuse University as a professor of South Asian Studies and the former director of its South Asia Center. She has carried out numerous field studies in India for nearly 6 decades with financial support from various entities from the United States.

  1. ^ "Susan S. Wadley | AMESA". Columbia University. New York, USA. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wadley, Susan Snow (1943–....) (in French). Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Bibliothèque nationale de France.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SU2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).