Marilyn Strathern

Marilyn Strathern is a British anthropologist who has focused on gender roles and feminism in England and Melanesia.  She was born in 1941, and still is an active academic.  Starting by talking to her mother who was a teacher, she followed her passions and studied Archaeology and Anthropology at Girton College.  She has published 44 articles and 15 books.

            She studies gender roles specifically with the addition of reproductive technology.  I think it’s really interesting that she juxtaposes her work in an indigenous community (Melanesia) with Britain because of the large differences in “advancements” of the civilizations.   She also references she mother in the interview from which I sourced this information, which is an indicator of her interest in the feminine role in the family.  She is really connected to her mother.

Works cited

Interview with the President of AAA

http://blog.aaanet.org/2011/03/31/inside-the-presidents-studio-marilyn-strathern/