Brian Palmer (social anthropologist)
Brian Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Brian Palmer 1964[1] New York, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | PhD Harvard |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Social Anthropology |
| Employer | Uppsala University |
| Website | brianpalmer.org |
Brian Charles William Palmer (born 1964) is a social anthropologist and scholar of religion at Uppsala University.
Biography
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Brian Palmer graduated valedictorian of his class at Stuyvesant High School, and later he received his doctorate at Harvard University in 2000 with the dissertation Wolves at the Door: Existential Solidarity in a Globalizing Sweden,[1] was Lecturer on the Modern West until 2004.[1][2][3] In 2002 he was voted "best lecturer" at Havard University.[4]
Personal
Brian Palmer currently lives in Stockholm.
Work
Brian Palmer currently teaches at Uppsala University in Sweden, while also lecturing widely outside the university. Previously he held the Torgny Segerstedt Guest Professorship at Gothenburg University.
Media
Selected publications
- Global Values 101: A Short Course. USA: Beacon Press. 2006. ISBN 0807003050.
- George W Reinfeldt : konsten att göra en politisk extreme makeover. Sweden: Karneval förlag. 2006. ISBN 9197603147.
References
- ^ a b c "Professors P - Research, University of Gothenburg, Sweden". Retrieved 14 February 2011.
university lecturer between 2000 and 2004
- ^ Potier, Beth (2001-11-08). "Religion course touches a nerve". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ "Brian Palmer". schema-root.org. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
- ^ ManssonS, Sandra (2010-05-18). "Brian Palmer Lecture, Civic Courage: Making a Difference and Paying a Price". Democrats Abroad. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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