Mark Turin
Mark Turin (born 1973) is a British anthropologist, linguist and occasional radio broadcaster who specializes in the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest. From 2014–2018, he served as Chair of the First Nations and Endangered Languages Program and Acting Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He is an Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia, cross-appointed between the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies. He currently serves as the Interim Editor of the journal Pacific Affairs.
Mark Turin | |
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Mark Turin, London, 2023 | |
| Born | 27 October 1973 London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge, B.A. Leiden University, PhD |
| Occupation(s) | linguist, anthropologist, broadcaster |
| Known for | Digital Himalaya, World Oral Literature Project, Yale Himalaya Initiative, Relational Lexicography, and presenting on BBC Radio |
| Website | https://markturin.arts.ubc.ca/ |
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