Ruth Behar | |
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| Born | 1956 (age 67–68)[1] Cuba |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University Wesleyan University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cultural Anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Ruth Behar (born 1956) is a Cuban-American anthropologist and writer.[2] Her work includes academic studies, as well as poetry, memoir, and literary fiction. As an anthropologist, she has argued for the open adoption and acknowledgement of the subjective nature of research and participant-observers. She is a recipient of the Belpré Medal.[3]
- ^ "Behar, Ruth". snac. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ^ Ruth Behar Archived 2010-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Michigan Writers Collection
- ^ JCARMICHAEL (2018-02-12). "Juana Martinez-Neal, Ruth Behar win Pura Belpré Awards". News and Press Center. Retrieved 2020-04-29.