Drucilla K. Barker

Drucilla K. Barker
Drue Barker in 2021
Born
Akron, OH
Died
Columbia, SC
NationalityAmerican
Other namesDru Barker
CitizenshipUnited States
Occupation(s)Professor of Anthropology & Women's and Gender Studies
Known forFeminist Economy
Children1
Academic background
EducationPhD, University of Illinois (1988)
Academic work
DisciplineEconomics
Sub-disciplineFeminist Economics
InstitutionsUniversity of South Carolina
Notable worksLiberating Economics: Feminist Perspectives on Families, Work, and Globalization

Drucilla K. Barker was an American feminist economist and scholar of labor. At the time of her death, Barker was Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and the Women's and Gender Studies Program at the University of South Carolina.[1] Barker described herself as a "A Marxist feminist economist whose research interests are globalization, feminist political economy, and economic anthropology.[2]"

  1. ^ "Drucilla Barker Obituary (1949 - 2023) - Columbia, SC - The State". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  2. ^ Barker, Drucilla K. (2018-10-02). "The Real Wolves of Wall Street: Examining Debt, Austerity, and Accountability through the Lens of Primitive Accumulation". International Critical Thought. 8 (4): 535–552. doi:10.1080/21598282.2018.1539919. ISSN 2159-8282. S2CID 158430981.