Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2023) Nominee
Susan Gal
スーザン・ガル
Susan Gal
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Hungarian
- Residence History
- Rutgers University (1977-1994) → University of Chicago (1994-present)
Career
- Occupations
- Anthropologist, Linguist, Professor
- Active Years
- 1970-2024
- Affiliations
- Rutgers University, University of Chicago
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Editorial board of American Anthropologist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard College | Psychology and Anthropology | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | Anthropology | Linguistic Anthropology | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Barnard College
Psychology and Anthropology
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1970
Country:
United States
University of California, Berkeley
Anthropology
/ Linguistic Anthropology
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1976
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Heldt Prize | The Politics of Gender After Socialism | — | American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies | 受賞 |
| 2002 | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship | Study of language ideologies and political authority during and after socialism | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Heldt Prize
2001
Work:
The Politics of Gender After Socialism
Organization:
American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies
Result:
受賞
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
2002
Work:
Study of language ideologies and political authority during and after socialism
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Language Shift: Social Determinants of Linguistic Change in Bilingual Austria
1979 Linguistic anthropology 201 pagesExamines the linguistic situation of Hungarian minority in Burgenland, Austria. Argues language shift is symbolic change correlated with changing relative status of value-systems symbolized by each language, not simple function of industrialization or urbanization.
language shiftsocial statussymbolic change
The Politics of Gender After Socialism: A Comparative Historical Essay
2000 Political anthropologyCo-authored with Gail Kligman. Examines complex relationships between gender ideas/practices and political-economic change in post-Soviet East Central Europe.
genderpost-socialismpolitical economy
Reproducing Gender: Politics, Publics, and Everyday Life after Socialism
2000 Gender studiesCo-edited with Gail Kligman. Anthology on gender reproduction in post-socialist East Central Europe.
gender reproductionpublic/privateeveryday life
Bibliography
- Gal, Susan (1979). Language Shift: Social Determinants of Linguistic Change in Bilingual Austria. Academic Press.
- Gal, Susan; Kligman, Gail (2000). The Politics of Gender After Socialism. Princeton University Press.
- Gal, Susan; Kligman, Gail (2000). Reproducing Gender: Politics, Publics, and Everyday Life after Socialism. Princeton University Press.
- Gal, Susan; Woolard, Kathryn (2001). Languages and Publics: The Making of Authority. St. Jerome’s Press.
- Gal, Susan (2005). Language ideologies compared: Metaphors and circulations of public and private. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Academic analyticalEmphasis on metaphors and ideologies
- Recurring Motifs
- public/private distinctionlanguage ideologiesgender and power
Legacy
Leading linguistic anthropologist specializing in language ideologies, gender, politics, and social history of Eastern Europe. Mae & Sidney G. Metzl Distinguished Service Professor at University of Chicago. Awards include Guggenheim Fellowship and Heldt Prize; elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences