Carol J. Greenhouse
Carol J. Greenhouse (born January 4, 1950) is an American anthropologist known for her scholarship on law, time, democracy, and neoliberalism. She is currently professor emerita in the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University, where she previously served as Arthur W. Marks Professor of Anthropology and Department Chair. She is also the former president of the American Ethnological Society (2013-2015), former editor of its peer-review journal, American Ethnologist (1998-2002), and former president of both the Law and Society Association (1996-1997) and Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (1999-2001).
Carol J. Greenhouse | |
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| Born | 4 January 1950 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Awards | Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2012 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology, Legal Anthropology |
| Institutions | Princeton University, Indiana University, Cornell University |
| Doctoral advisor | Evon Z. Vogt, Klaus-Friedrich Koch |
Greenhouse's scholarship is noted for its engagement with the thought of Émile Durkheim. Her books and articles have earned various honors, including the Law and Society Association's Harry Kalven Prize and the Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and Humanities' James Boyd White Award. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and member of the American Philosophical Society.