Social Scientists
David Rolfe Graeber (/ˈɡreɪbər/; born 12 February 1961) is an American anthropologist, author, anarchist and activist who is currently Professor of Anthropology at the London School of Economics. Specialising in theories of value and social theory, he was an assistant professor and associate professor of anthropology at Yale University from 1998 to 2007, although Yale controversially declined to rehire him. From Yale, he went on to become a Reader in Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London from Fall 2007 to Summer 2013. Graeber has been involved in social and political activism, including the protests against the 3rd Summit of the Americas in Quebec City in 2001 and the World Economic Forum in New York City in 2002. He is also a leading figure in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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- Also see: http://abahlali.org/files/Graeber.pdf
- Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR_95slEFw
- Text from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Graeber
- Image by David Graeber [CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
- Also see: http://abahlali.org/files/Graeber.pdf
- Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eR_95slEFw
"Michael Parenti (born 1933) is an American political scientist, historian, and cultural critic who writes on scholarly and popular subjects. He has taught at American and international universities and has been a guest lecturer before campus and community audiences. He has played an activist role in political struggles, and in various anti-war movements." Parenti addresses topics such as: racism, culture and social structure, US media, class and class power, democracy and capitalism, Fascism, empire, communism, ecology, history and historiography.
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- Official Site: http://www.michaelparenti.org
- Also See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wheMfMqu-H4
- Text and Image from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Parenti
- Official Site: http://www.michaelparenti.org
- Also See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wheMfMqu-H4