SFRA Pioneer Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2002) Winner
Judith Berman
ジュディス・バーマン
Judith Berman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1958-11-12 （Moscow, Idaho, United States）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Moscow, Idaho (childhood) → Victoria, British Columbia (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Anthropologist, Writer
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Research Associate, University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies Adjunct
- Nominations
- Nebula Award nomination (Awakening), Sturgeon Award finalist (The Fear Gun), Crawford Award nomination (Bear Daughter)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington College | — | Anthropology, Russian, Comparative Literature | BA | — | United States |
| University of Pennsylvania | — | Anthropology | PhD | — | United States |
Bennington College
Anthropology, Russian, Comparative Literature
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Anthropology
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | SFRA Pioneer Award | Science Fiction Without the Future | 批評エッセイ | Science Fiction Research Association | 受賞 |
SFRA Pioneer Award
2001
Work:
Science Fiction Without the Future
Category:
批評エッセイ
Organization:
Science Fiction Research Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Bear Daughter
2005 FantasyFantasy novel inspired by Native American stories and indigenous traditions of the north Pacific coast.
Indigenous culturesAnthropologyMythology
Bibliography
- The Year of Storms (1995)
- Lord Stink (1997)
- The Window (1999)
- Dream of Rain (2000)
- Lord Stink and Other Stories (2002)
- The Fear Gun (2004)
- The Poison Well (2004)
- Bear Daughter (2005)
- Awakening (2008)
- Topics in the Clausal Syntax of German
- The Culture as it Appears to the Indian Himself
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Anthropologically informed narrativeInfluenced by Native American myths
- Recurring Motifs
- Cultural intersectionsCross-cultural understandingMythic elements
Health
-
SynesthesiaMay influence her creative work.
Legacy
Known for linguistic anthropology on Northwest Coast indigenous oral literature and as an SF/fantasy writer incorporating anthropological perspectives.
Trivia
- Grew up reading Golden Age science fiction
- Has synesthesia
- Married to John Holland, one son Sam (b. 1999)