Ruth Behar

James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Anthropology

rbehar@umich.edu

Office Information:

228-A West Hall, 1085 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1107
hours: Mondays, 3 pm to 5:30 pm, in person or by appointment via Zoom

Education/Degree:

B.A. College of Letters, Wesleyan University; M.A. Ph.D. Anthropology, Princeton University

Research Areas(s)

Affiliation(s)

Award(s)

MacArthur Foundation Fellows Award
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award
Fulbright Senior Fellowship
Institute for the Humanities, Hunting Family Faculty Fellowship, University of Michigan
Wesleyan University, Distinguished Alumna Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement and Service
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

ANTHRCUL 458-003
Topics in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology

ANTHRCUL 558-002
Current Issues in Sociocultural Anthropology

ANTHRCUL 652-001
Ethnographic Writing

Research Areas(s)

Affiliation(s)

Award(s)

MacArthur Foundation Fellows Award
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award
Fulbright Senior Fellowship
Institute for the Humanities, Hunting Family Faculty Fellowship, University of Michigan
Wesleyan University, Distinguished Alumna Award in Recognition of Outstanding Achievement and Service
Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion