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Laura Bear

b. 1965

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About Laura Bear

Born 1965. Laura Bear is an anthropologist, academic and social anthropologist.

Laura Charlotte Bear (born 1965) is a British anthropologist and academic, specializing in economic anthropology of South Asia and the United Kingdom. She is Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics and head of its Department of Anthropology. Life Bear's research has focused on India and the United Kingdom. While her early research concerned the effect of austerity on communities in India, she has most recently been studying the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable households in the United Kingdom.

Bear has written several articles and journal entries. One of them being in 2016, Bear authored a journal entry on anthropology, capitalism, and ethics, titled, Time as a Technique. She also authored the journal entry, Doubt, conflict, meditation: the anthropology of modern times.

In 2021, Bear was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.

Bear was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to anthropology during COVID-19.

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Important facts

Born
1965
Birth century
Employers
London School of Economics and Political Science
Awards
Fellow of the British Academy
Also known as
L. Bear, Laura Charlotte Bear

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People whose lives overlapped Laura Bear's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Laura Bear?

anthropologist

When was Laura Bear born?

Laura Bear was born in 1965.

What is Laura Bear's occupation?

Laura Bear is an anthropologist, academic and social anthropologist.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Laura Bear

· Wikidata: Q107631851

· DBpedia: Laura Bear

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