Marilyn Strathern
3 books
About the Author
Marilyn Strathtern is a distinguished British anthropologist renowned for her innovative contributions to the study of kinship, gender, and the intersections of culture and modernity. Born in 1941, she has held prestigious positions at institutions such as the University of Cambridge, where she served as Professor of Social Anthropology and Mistress of Girton College. Strathern's work draws on extensive ethnographic research in Papua New Guinea, exploring how social relations are constructed and transformed in diverse contexts. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges anthropology with feminist theory and science studies, challenging conventional Western assumptions about personhood and exchange. With a career spanning decades, she continues to influence global scholarship through her incisive analyses of partial connections in human societies.
Common genres
Writing style
analytical
ethnographic
interdisciplinary
