Roy Richard Grinker | |
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| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Alma mater | Grinnell College (B.A. 1983) Harvard (M.A. 1985) Harvard (Ph.D. 1989) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, professor |
| Website | http://www.royrichardgrinker.com |
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Roy Richard Grinker (born 1961) is an American author and Professor of anthropology, international affairs, and human sciences at The George Washington University.[1]
Grinker is an authority on North and South Korean relations.[2] As part of his PhD research, he spent two years living with the Lese farmers and the Efé pygmies in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as a Fulbright scholar. He has also conducted epidemiological research on autism in Korea.[3]
Grinker is also editor of Anthropological Quarterly.[4] He has also written op-ed articles for the New York Times and appeared as a guest on PBS NewsHour.[5]
His latest book, Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness, was included in the New York Time's editor's choice list for the week of February 4, 2021.[6][7][8]
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- ^ "Roy Richard Grinker | Elliott School of International Affairs | The George Washington University". elliott.gwu.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Roy Richard Grinker". www.colinturnbull.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Anthropological Quarterly (AQ) Staff and Editorial Board". Anthropological Quarterly. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "Unstrange Minds Remapping the World of AUTISM". www.unstrange.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ "10 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2021-02-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Hughes, Virginia (2021-01-26). "Does It Make Sense to Call Anyone 'Normal'?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Briefly reviewed in the March 1, 2021 issue of The New Yorker, p.61.