Lila Abu-Lughod is an American anthropologist and the Joseph L. Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University. She specializes in ethnographic research in the Arab world, and her seven books cover topics including sentiment and poetry, nationalism and media, gender politics, and the politics of memory.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountChampaign, Illinois, U.S. 1 Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountEthnographic work on gender, sentiment and cultural expression among Bedouin and other Arab communities, extended into a widely read critique of Western narratives that cast Muslim women as needing rescue. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountDo Muslim Women Need Saving? (2013) 1 Connections
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Lila Abu-Lughod (Arabic: ليلى أبو لغد; born 1952) is an American anthropologist.
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October 21, 1952
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is an American anthropologist
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investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society
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Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society
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Her 2013 book, Do Muslim Women Need Saving? investigates the image of Muslim women in Western society.
Associated With: Columbia University, Article text
Buttenweiser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.
Associated With: Harvard University, Article text
She obtained her M.A. in 1978 and her Ph.D. in social anthropology in 1984, both from Harvard University. == Career == === Research interests === Abu-Lughod's body of work is grounded in long-term ethnographic research in Egypt.
Associated With: New York University, Article text
Between 1995 and 2000, at New York University, she was the co-director, Program to Internationalize Women's Studies, associate professor of anthropology and professor of anthropology and Middle East studies.
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