Marc Zender
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| Thesis | A Study of Classic Maya Priesthood (2004) |
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| Discipline | Anthropologist, epigrapher, linguist |
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Marc Zender is an anthropologist, epigrapher, and linguist noted for his work on Maya hieroglyphic writing. He is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University and a research affiliate at the Middle American Research Institute.[1] His research interests include anthropological and historical linguistics, comparative writing systems, and archaeological decipherment, with a regional focus on Mesoamerica (particularly Mayan, Ch'orti', and Nahuatl/Aztec). He is the author of several books and dozens of articles touching on these themes.
Zender obtained a BA in anthropology from the University of British Columbia in 1997, and his MA (1999) and PhD (2004) from the University of Calgary. His dissertation was entitled A Study on Classic Maya Priesthood.[1][2]
Lecture series
Marc Zender presents a 24 lecture series entitled "Writing and Civilization: Ancient Worlds to Modernity" where he covers the anthropologic history of language reduced to writing.[3] This The Great Courses college level course traces the origin and development of writing.
Distinctions
- Peabody Museum Research Grant, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, 2010–2011
- Certificate of Distinction for Excellence in Teaching, Harvard University, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Ralph Steinhauer Award of Distinction, Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund, 2002
