David Scott (anthropologist)

David Scott is the Ruth and William Lubic Professor of Anthropology and chair of the anthropology department at Columbia University.[1] He is a recipient of a 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship.[2]

David Scott
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship (2023)
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineAnthropology
Institutions

Biography

Scott received his bachelor's degree from the University of the West Indies at Mona in 1980 and PhD from the New School for Social Research in 1989. His research has focused on postcolonial politics, diaspora, and cultural history in the Caribbean and Sri Lanka.[3]

Scott is the curatorial director of the 2022 Kingston Biennial.[4] He is also the director of the Small Axe Project which is devoted to Caribbean intellectual and artistic work.[5]

References

  1. "David Scott | Department of Anthropology". anthropology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. "Three Columbians Win Guggenheim Fellowships". Columbia News. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. "David Scott | Initiative on Race, Gender and Globalization". irgg.yale.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. Marsh, Gervais (2022-12-30). "Not Enough Pressure at the 2022 Kingston Biennial". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. "David Scott | Small Axe Project". smallaxe.net. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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