King Gustav and Paul Stoller. Photo credit Henrik Garlov Kungahuset.se
The Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography named Paul Stoller (West Chester U) the 2013 recipient of the Anders Retzius Medal in Gold for his scientific contributions in anthropology.
Paul Stoller has been conducting anthropological research for 30 years. His early work concerned the religion of the Songhay people who live in the Republics of Niger and Mali in West Africa. In that work, he focused primarily on magic, sorcery and spirit possession practices. Since 1992, Stoller has pursued studies of West African immigrants in New York City. Those studies have concerned such topics as the cultural dynamics of informal market economies and the politics of immigration. The results of this ongoing research has led Stoller to the study of the anthropology of religion, visual anthropology, the anthropology of senses and economic anthropology. Stoller’s work has resulted in the publication of 11 books, including ethnographies, biographies, memoirs as well as two novels. His work is widely read and recognized.
via Anthropology-News http://www.anthropology-news.org/index.php/2013/05/24/paul-stoller/
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