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{{Short description|American anthropologist, historian, and archaeologist}} |
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==Education== |
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Dawdy holds a PhD in anthropology and history and an MA in history from the [[University of Michigan]], an MA in anthropology from the [[College of William and Mary]] and a BA in anthropology from [[Reed College]].<ref>https://anthropology.uchicago.edu/people/faculty/shannon-lee-dawdy</ref> |
Dawdy holds a PhD in anthropology and history and an MA in history from the [[University of Michigan]], an MA in anthropology from the [[College of William and Mary]] and a BA in anthropology from [[Reed College]].<ref name="uchicago1">{{cite web|url=https://anthropology.uchicago.edu/people/faculty/shannon-lee-dawdy |title=Shannon Lee Dawdy | Anthropology | The University of Chicago |publisher=Anthropology.uchicago.edu |access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> |
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==Research== |
==Research== |
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Dawdy is 'Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College' at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the Americas, with a special focus on New Orleans, from the colonial period to the post-Katrina present<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/science/archaeologist-in-new-orleans-finds-a-way-to-help-the-living.html</ref> |
Dawdy is 'Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College' at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the Americas, with a special focus on New Orleans, from the colonial period to the post-Katrina present.<ref>{{cite news|author=John Schwartz |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/science/archaeologist-in-new-orleans-finds-a-way-to-help-the-living.html |title=Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living - The New York Times |date= 2006-01-03|access-date=2020-01-16|newspaper=The New York Times }}</ref> Her research has focused on the history of capitalism and informal economies (including piracy)<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102510-105433|title = Why Pirates Are Back|journal = [[Annual Review of Law and Social Science]]|volume = 7|pages = 361–385|year = 2011|last1 = Dawdy|first1 = Shannon Lee}}</ref> urban landscapes, human-object relations, and temporality (how people shape and experience the past, present, and future).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.academia.edu/ShannonLeeDawdy |title=Shannon Lee Dawdy; University of Chicago |publisher=Chicago.academia.edu |access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> Her newest work examines rapidly changing death practices in the U.S., resulting in both a film ([http://ilikedirtfilm.com/ I Like Dirt.] with co-director Daniel Zox) and a book, ''[https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691210643/american-afterlives American Afterlives: Reinventing Death in the Twenty-first Century]'' (October 2021, Princeton). She writes for both academic and general audiences.<ref>https://shannonleedawdy.com</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2010, Dawdy was named a MacArthur Fellow.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macfound.org/fellows/31/ |title=Shannon Lee Dawdy - MacArthur Foundation |publisher=Macfound.org |access-date=2020-01-16}}</ref> She has also received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.<ref name="uchicago1"/> |
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==Bibliography== |
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{{Cite book|title=American Afterlives: Reinventing Death in the Twenty-first Century|last=Dawdy|first=Shannon Lee|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2021|isbn=9780691210643}} |
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{{Cite book|title=Patina: A Profane Archaeology|last=Dawdy|first=Shannon Lee|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2016|isbn=9780226351193}} |
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{{Cite book|title=Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans|last=Dawdy|first=Shannon Lee|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2008|isbn=9780226138411 |
{{Cite book|title=Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans|last=Dawdy|first=Shannon Lee|publisher=University of Chicago Press|year=2008|isbn=9780226138411}} |
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Shannon Lee Dawdy | |
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Born | 1967 |
Nationality | American |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Anthropology |
Institutions | University of Chicago |
Shannon Lee Dawdy is an American anthropologist, historian, and archaeologist. She is a professor at the University of Chicago and a MacArthur Fellow.
Education
[edit]Dawdy holds a PhD in anthropology and history and an MA in history from the University of Michigan, an MA in anthropology from the College of William and Mary and a BA in anthropology from Reed College.[1]
Research
[edit]Dawdy is 'Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences in the College' at the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the Americas, with a special focus on New Orleans, from the colonial period to the post-Katrina present.[2] Her research has focused on the history of capitalism and informal economies (including piracy)[3] urban landscapes, human-object relations, and temporality (how people shape and experience the past, present, and future).[4] Her newest work examines rapidly changing death practices in the U.S., resulting in both a film (I Like Dirt. with co-director Daniel Zox) and a book, American Afterlives: Reinventing Death in the Twenty-first Century (October 2021, Princeton). She writes for both academic and general audiences.[5]
In 2010, Dawdy was named a MacArthur Fellow.[6] She has also received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Dawdy, Shannon Lee (2021). American Afterlives: Reinventing Death in the Twenty-first Century. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9780691210643.
Dawdy, Shannon Lee (2016). Patina: A Profane Archaeology. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226351193.
Dawdy, Shannon Lee (2008). Building the Devil's Empire: French Colonial New Orleans. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226138411.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shannon Lee Dawdy | Anthropology | The University of Chicago". Anthropology.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ John Schwartz (2006-01-03). "Archaeologist in New Orleans Finds a Way to Help the Living - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ Dawdy, Shannon Lee (2011). "Why Pirates Are Back". Annual Review of Law and Social Science. 7: 361–385. doi:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102510-105433.
- ^ "Shannon Lee Dawdy; University of Chicago". Chicago.academia.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ https://shannonleedawdy.com
- ^ "Shannon Lee Dawdy - MacArthur Foundation". Macfound.org. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- American archaeologists
- 21st-century American anthropologists
- Living people
- University of Chicago faculty
- MacArthur Fellows
- University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni
- Reed College alumni
- 1967 births
- American women archaeologists
- American women academics
- 21st-century American women