Adia Benton
Adia Benton | |
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| Born | 1977 (age 43–44) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Anthropologist, Professor |
| Awards | Rachel Carson Prize |
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| Discipline | Medical anthropology, science and technology studies |
| Institutions | Northwestern University |
| Notable works | HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone |
Adia Benton is an American cultural and medical anthropologist whose research concerns how care is provided in humanitarian emergencies and development projects.[1]
Career[]
In 2014, while Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Brown University,[2] Benton was interviewed and contributed to several articles and discussions on the topic of Ebola.[3]
Benton is currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University.[1]
Selected publications[]
- "International Political Economy and the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak", African Studies Review 58:1 (April 2015), 223 - 236 (DOI)
- HIV exceptionalism : development through disease in Sierra Leone, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. 2015. ISBN 978-1452943848.[4]
- "Ebola at a Distance: A Pathographic Account of Anthropology's Relevance", Anthropological Quarterly (George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research) 90:2 (Spring 2017), 495 - 524 (DOI)
- "MOURNING, SURVIVAL, AND TIME: Writing through Crisis." In Writing Anthropology: Essays on Craft and Commitment, edited by MCGRANAHAN CAROLE, 140-42. Durham; London: Duke University Press. 2020. ISBN 9781478009160.
Awards[]
In 2017, Benton won the Rachel Carson Prize for her book HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone from the Society for Social Studies of Science.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Adia Benton : Department of Anthropology - Northwestern University". anthropology.northwestern.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Adia Benton | News from Brown". news.brown.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ "Adia Benton recent appearances/publications in the news about Ebola | Department of Anthropology". www.brown.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
- ^ Benton, Aida. HIV exceptionalism : development through disease in Sierra Leone. Minneapolis. ISBN 9781452943848. OCLC 903645936.
- ^ "Adia Benton". Society for Social Studies of Science. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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