Audrey Smedley
Dr audrey smedley anthropology pioneerAudrey Smedley (born 1930) is an American social anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University in anthropology and African-American studies. ContentsEarly life and educationSmedley received her B.A. and M.A. in history and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester in the UK, based on field research in northern Nigeria. She has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in social anthropology, African societies and cultures, the history of anthropology, and anthropological theory. CareerSmedley has written on the history of anthropology and the origin and evolution of the idea of human races since the late 1970s. Her research interests also include comparative slavery, human ecological adaptation, and the roles of women in patrilineal societies. ReferencesAudrey Smedley WikipediaSimilar Topics Road, Movie Leslie C Aiello Pat Proft | |||||||||
