Ruth Behar
Jewish Cuban American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 69
Ruth Behar is a Cuban-American anthropologist and writer. Her work includes academic studies, as well as poetry, memoir, and literary fiction. As an anthropologist, she has argued for the open adoption and acknowledgement of the subjective nature of research and participant-observers.
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2018Belpré MedalAward1995Guggenheim FellowshipAward1988MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1956Born12 November 1956
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She is a recipient of the Belpré Medal.
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United States
Category
Writers
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Living
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Born 1956 · age 69
