David E. Stuart is an American

anthropologist An anthropologist is a person engaged in the practice of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of aspects of humans within past and present societies. Social anthropology, cultural anthropology and philosophical anthropology study the norms and ...

, and

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

, and Associate Provost Emeritus at

University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM; es, Universidad de Nuevo México) is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 1889, it is the state's flagship academic institution and the largest by enrollment, with over 25,400 ...

. He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College, with a BA in Anthropology and Sociology in 1967, and from

with an MA in 1970 and PhD in 1972 in Anthropology. He has conducted fieldwork in Alaska, Ecuador, Mexico, and the Southwest. He teaches at University of New Mexico. He is a

Guggenheim Fellow Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...

Works

*''The magic of Bandelier'', Ancient City Press, 1989, * * *''The Morganza, 1967: life in a legendary reform school'', University of New Mexico Press, 2009,

Novels

* * * * *''Angel of Vilcabamba'', University of New Mexico Press, 2009,

References

External links

"Featured Author: David E. Stuart"
''New Mexico Magazine'', January 2010
Anasazi America website
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