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Hugh Raffles

ヒュー・ラッフルズ

Hyū Raffuruzu

Profile

Gender
Male
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
London, England → New York City

Career

Occupations
anthropologist, writer, Professor of Anthropology
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
The New School
Nominations
shortlisted for the De Groene Waterman Prijs, Antwerp

Awards

Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing
2003
Work: In Amazonia: A Natural History
Organization: Society for Humanistic Anthropology
Result: 受賞
Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award
2003
Work: In Amazonia: A Natural History
Organization: Choice
Result: 受賞
Whiting Award
2009
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞
Orion Book Award
2011
Work: Insectopedia
Organization: Orion
Result: 受賞
Special Award from the Society for Humanistic Anthropology
2011
Work: Insectopedia
Organization: Society for Humanistic Anthropology
Result: 受賞
Ludwik Fleck Prize
2012
Work: Insectopedia
Organization: Society for Social Studies of Science
Result: 受賞
J.I. Staley Prize
2023
Work: The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time
Organization: School for Advanced Research
Result: 受賞
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
2023
Organization: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

In Amazonia: A Natural History

2002 Anthropology

Insectopedia

2010 Natural History/Essay

Insect Theatre

2013 Photo Book

The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time

2020 Essay

Bibliography

  • In Amazonia: A Natural History
  • Insectopedia
  • Insect Theatre
  • The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time

Style & Themes

Literary Style
impossible to categorizewildly allusivealways stimulating

Legacy

Influential anthropologist and writer in natural history and ethnography.