Audrey Smedley
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Born1930
DiedOctober 14, 2020 (aged 89–90)
AlmamaterUniversity of Michigan (BA, MA)
University of Manchester (PhD)
University of Manchester (PhD)
OccupationAnthropologist
Audrey Smedley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 |
| Died | October 14, 2020 (aged 89–90) |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan (BA, MA) University of Manchester (PhD) |
| Occupation | Anthropologist |
Audrey Smedley (1930 – October 14, 2020[1]) was an American social anthropologist and professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University in anthropology and African-American studies.
Smedley received her B.A. and M.A. in history and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the University of Manchester in the UK, based on field research in northern Nigeria. She taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in social anthropology, African societies and cultures, the history of anthropology, and anthropological theory.
