The Michelle Rosaldo Book Prize was established in 2015 by the Association for Femininist Anthropology (AFA) in honor of anthropologist Michelle Rosaldo (1944-1981). Rosaldo is recognized for her research on the Ilongot people of the Philippines and for her leading role in the anthropology of gender. The prize is awarded to a first book by an author that makes a significant contribution to feminist anthropology.

List of winners Year Author Book 2015 Lucinda Ramberg Given to the Goddess: South Asian Devadasis and the Sexuality of Religion 2017 Saida Hodžić The Twilight of Cutting: African Activism and Life after NGOs 2017 Emilia Sanabria Plastic Bodies: Sex Hormones and Menstrual Suppression in Brazil 2019 Juno Salazar Parreñas Decolonizing Extinction: The Work of Care in Orangutan Rehabilitation

See also

List of anthropology awards

See also Ruth Benedict Prize

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