American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2004) Winner
Renato Rosaldo
レナート・ロサルド
Renato Rosaldo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1941-04-15 （Champaign, Illinois, USA）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Champaign, Illinois, USA → Madison, Wisconsin, USA → Tucson, Arizona, USA → Palo Alto, California (Stanford University), USA → New York City (New York University), USA → San Jose, California (research/fieldwork), USA
Career
- Occupations
- Cultural anthropologist, Poet, Professor, Editor
- Active Years
- 1963-
- Affiliations
- Stanford University Department of Anthropology (emeritus), New York University (inaugural Director of Latino Studies), New York Institute for the Humanities Fellow
- Memberships
- American Ethnological Society (former president), New York Institute for the Humanities, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Influenced By
- Evon Vogt (doctoral advisor), Beatrice Whiting, Laura Nader
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University (Harvard College) | Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Spanish History and Literature) | Spanish History and Literature | A.B. | 1959–1963 | United States |
| Harvard University (Graduate School) | Social Anthropology (Ph.D. program) | Social Anthropology | Ph.D. | 1964–1971 | United States |
Harvard University (Harvard College)
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (Spanish History and Literature)
/ Spanish History and Literature
Degree:
A.B.
Period:
1959–1963
Year of Graduation:
1963
Country:
United States
Undergraduate studies including anthropology and Spanish history and literature
Harvard University (Graduate School)
Social Anthropology (Ph.D. program)
/ Social Anthropology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1964–1971
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Ph.D. dissertation on Ilongot social organization (Ilongot Social Organization)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 選出 |
| 2004 | American Book Award | Prayer to Spider Woman / Rezo a la mujer araña | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
Elected Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1997
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Result:
選出
American Book Award
2004
Work:
Prayer to Spider Woman / Rezo a la mujer araña
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ilongot Headhunting: 1883–1974: A Study in Society and History
1980 AnthropologyA historical and ethnographic study of Ilongot headhunting and social organization in northern Luzon, Philippines.
revenge and ragesocial organizationhistorical change
Translations
Culture & Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis
1993 Anthropology / Cultural studiesA collection of essays addressing methodology in cultural studies and social analysis, rethinking representation and power in ethnography.
representationpowerethnographic theory
Translations
The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief
2014 Poetry / EthnographyCombines personal elegy for his wife Michelle with ethnographic reflection on grief, exploring cultural expressions of mourning.
griefindividual and culturememory
Translations
Prayer to Spider Woman / Rezo a la mujer araña
2003 Poetry (bilingual English/Spanish)A bilingual poetry collection in Spanish and English exploring cultural roots and creativity.
border languagescultural rootscreativity
Translations
- Bilingual English and Spanish edition
The Chasers
2019 PoetryA poetry collection reflecting on his high-school social club 'The Chasers', mixing personal recollection and cultural observation.
recollectionyouthsocial practices
Translations
Diego Luna's Insider Tips
2012 PoetryA poetry collection published after winning the Many Mountains Moving manuscript contest.
local culturelanguage play
Translations
Bibliography
- Ilongot Headhunting, 1883–1974: A Study in Society and History (1980)
- The Inca and Aztec States, 1400–1800: Anthropology and History (co-editor, 1982)
- Culture & Truth: The Remaking of Social Analysis (1993)
- Anthropology/Creativity (editor, 1993)
- Cultural Citizenship in Island Southeast Asia: Nation and Belonging in the Hinterlands (2003)
- Anthropology of Globalization (co-editor, 2007)
- Prayer to Spider Woman / Rezo a la mujer araña (2003)
- Diego Luna's Insider Tips (2012)
- The Day of Shelly's Death: The Poetry and Ethnography of Grief (2014)
- The Chasers (2019)
Translations of Works
- Prayer to Spider Woman exists as a bilingual English-Spanish edition
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Lyric and analytical prose that incorporates ethnographic perspectiveBilingual expression crossing English and SpanishMovement between scholarly essay and poetic expression (self-described as 'antropoeta')
- Recurring Motifs
- grief and mourningrage and revengecultural identity and citizenshipmemory and narrativelanguage borders and translatability
Legacy
Renato Rosaldo has made major contributions bridging Ilongot ethnography, anthropological theory, and cultural studies. As both a scholar and a poet, his work on cultural citizenship and the ethnography of grief has had interdisciplinary influence.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Ethnological Society
Archives
- Renato Rosaldo Papers (housed at Stanford Libraries)
In Popular Culture
- Cited and discussed in debates at the intersection of ethnography and poetry
- Featured in interviews and profiles on NPR and academic outlets
Trivia
- He coined the term 'antropoeta' to describe his movement between anthropology and poetry.
- His first wife, Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo, died in 1981; he later married Mary Louise Pratt.
- Grew up bilingual, speaking Spanish with his Mexican father and English with his Anglo mother.
- Prayer to Spider Woman is a bilingual poetry collection that received an American Book Award.