Marian Binkley | |
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Academic background | |
Education |
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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 |
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]
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]