Ann Fienup-Riordan

Anthropologist, Author

1948 –

61

Who is Ann Fienup-Riordan?

Ann Fienup-Riordan is an American cultural anthropologist known for her work with Yup'ik Eskimo peoples of western Alaska, particularly on Nelson Island and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. She lives in Anchorage, Alaska.

She received her Ph.D. in anthropology in 1980 from the University of Chicago, where she was influenced by David M. Schneider. Her dissertation was based on 1976-77 fieldwork on Nelson Island, Alaska.

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Born
1948
Denver
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Chicago
  • University of Michigan
Lived in
  • Alaska
  • Anchorage

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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