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Rivke Jaffe
Rivke Jaffe (1978, Charlottesville, Charlottesville, USA) is a Dutch Anthropology, anthropologist by background, as of 2016 appointed professor of Urban Geography at the University of Amsterdam. Career Jaffe studied Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University, where she also wrote a Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D. dissertation on urban environmental problems and community involvement in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, under the supervision of Peter Nas. Together with later fieldwork in Jamaica as well as Curaçao her dissertation formed the basis for the monograph ''Concrete Jungles''. After writing her dissertation Jaffe held positions as postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) and lecturer at Leiden University and University of the West Indies. From 2012 she worked as assistant professor at the University of Amsterdam, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlottesville
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties. Charlottesville was the home of two presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, straddles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
