The Michelle Rosaldo Book Prize was established in 2015 by the Association for Femininist Anthropology (AFA) in honor of anthropologist
Michelle Rosaldo
Michelle "Shelly" Zimbalist Rosaldo (1944 in New York City – 1981 in Philippines) was a social, linguistic, and psychological anthropologist famous for her studies of the Ilongot people in the Philippines and for her pioneering role in women's ...
(1944-1981). Rosaldo is recognized for her research on the
Ilongot people of the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
and for her leading role in the anthropology of gender. The prize is awarded to a first book by an author that makes a significant contribution to
feminist anthropology
Feminist anthropology is a four-field approach to anthropology (archeological, biological, cultural, linguistic) that seeks to transform research findings, anthropological hiring practices, and the scholarly production of knowledge, using insigh ...
.
List of winners
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List of anthropology awards
This list of anthropology awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for contributions to anthropology, the scientific study of humans, human behavior and society, societies in the past and present. The list gives the country of th ...
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Ruth Benedict Prize The Ruth Benedict Prize is an award given annually by the American Anthropological Association's "to acknowledge excellence in a scholarly book written from an anthropological perspective about a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender topic". The aw ...
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