Marian Binkley
Canadian anthropologist
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marian Binkley is a Canadian anthropologist who was the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University from 1999 to 2010.[1] She is professor emeritus at Dalhousie's Department of Anthropology and Social Anthropology.[2]
- Bachelor of Arts (1973)
- Master of Arts (1975)
- PhD in Anthropology (1981)
Marian Binkley | |
|---|---|
| Academic background | |
| Education |
|
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Thesis | Bio-cultural Implications of Outport Life: The Anglican Parish of Fogo: A Case Study (1981) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Anthropologist |
| Institutions | Dalhousie University |
Education and career
Binkley graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Arts in 1973, a Master of Arts in 1975, and a PhD in Anthropology in 1981.[1] Her research primarily focuses on Maritime communities, particularly concerning the socioeconomic and cultural impacts of the fishing industry.[2] Her books include Voices From Off Shore (1994) and Risks, Dangers and Rewards (1995), which explore the working conditions within Nova Scotia's deep sea fishing fleet; and Set Adrift: Fishing Families (2002), which examines the impact of the Atlantic Canadian fisheries crisis on fishermen's households.[2] Binkley has contributed to international development projects concerning resource management in the West Indies, Indonesia, and the Philippines.[2]
From 1999 to 2010, Binkley was the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University.[1] She is professor emeritus at the university's Department of Anthropology and Social Anthropology.[2]
Books
- Binkey, Marian (1994). Voices From Off Shore: Narratives of Risk and Danger in the Nova Scotia Deep Sea Fishery. St. John's, NL: Institute of Social and Economic Research. ISBN 978-0-9196-6676-4.[3][4]
- — (1995). Risk, Dangers and Rewards in the Nova Scotia Offshore Fishery. Montreal: McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-1313-6.[5]
- — (2002). Set Adrift: Fishing Families. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-4812-7.[6][7]
- —; Neis, Barbara; Gerard, Sirl; Menez, Christina (2005). Changing Tides: Gender, Globalization and World Fisheries. Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5526-6159-8.[2]
