Ruth Frankenberg

Ruth Frankenberg
Born
Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg

(1957-09-17)September 17, 1957
Cardiff, Wales
DiedApril 22, 2007(2007-04-22) (aged 49)
Bangalore, India
NationalityBritish–American
Alma materNew Hall, Cambridge, University of California, Santa Cruz
Known forWhiteness studies
PartnerLata Mani
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington, University of California, Davis
Thesis White women, race matters: the social construction of whiteness  (1988)

Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg (17 September 1957 – 22 April 2007) was a British–American social scientist and feminist, known for her pioneering work in the field of whiteness studies.[1][2]

  1. ^ Haraway, Donna (8 July 2007). "Obituary: Ruth Frankenberg". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Dedication". Ethnic and Racial Studies. 31 (1): v. January 2008. doi:10.1080/01419870701718404. S2CID 217512214.