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Michael Taussig

Australian anthropologist

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Born 1940 · age 86Australia
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    Born 1940
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Updated 2026-06-25

Michael T. Taussig is an Australian anthropologist and professor at Columbia University. He is best known for his engagement with Marx's idea of commodity fetishism, especially in terms of the work of Walter Benjamin. Taussig has also published texts on medical anthropology.

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