Marilyn Strathern
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Marilyn Strathern is a prominent British social anthropologist known for her influential work on kinship, gender, and the anthropology of Melanesia and the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marilyn Strathern canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6869707 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Strathern Context triple: [Huxley Memorial Medal, notableRecipient, Marilyn Strathern]
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Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar is a British actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, often appearing in period dramas and literary adaptations.
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B.
Joan Scott
Joan Scott was the wife of British statesman and former Prime Minister George Canning, known primarily for her role within this prominent political family in early 19th-century Britain.
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C.
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Elizabeth Dowdeswell is a Canadian public servant and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations who has served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
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D.
Ann Swidler
Ann Swidler is an American sociologist known for her influential work on culture, including the concept of culture as a "tool kit" of symbols, stories, and practices that people use to construct strategies of action.
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E.
Sissela Bok
Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist known for her influential work on lying, moral choice, and bioethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marilyn Strathern Target entity description: Marilyn Strathern is a prominent British social anthropologist known for her influential work on kinship, gender, and the anthropology of Melanesia and the United Kingdom.
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A.
Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar is a British actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, often appearing in period dramas and literary adaptations.
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B.
Joan Scott
Joan Scott was the wife of British statesman and former Prime Minister George Canning, known primarily for her role within this prominent political family in early 19th-century Britain.
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C.
Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Elizabeth Dowdeswell is a Canadian public servant and former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations who has served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
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D.
Ann Swidler
Ann Swidler is an American sociologist known for her influential work on culture, including the concept of culture as a "tool kit" of symbols, stories, and practices that people use to construct strategies of action.
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E.
Sissela Bok
Sissela Bok is a Swedish-born American philosopher and ethicist known for her influential work on lying, moral choice, and bioethics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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social anthropologist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | anthropology ⓘ |
| almaMater |
University of Cambridge
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linked to:
Cambridge University
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| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Girton College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| employer |
Girton College, Cambridge
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University of Cambridge ⓘ
linked to:
Cambridge University
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| familyName | Strathern ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of Melanesia
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anthropology of the United Kingdom ⓘ feminist anthropology ⓘ gender studies ⓘ kinship studies ⓘ reproductive technologies ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ social anthropology ⓘ |
| givenName | Marilyn ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
anthropological kinship theory
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feminist anthropology ⓘ social theory on personhood ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropology of gender
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contributions to feminist theory in anthropology ⓘ critical analysis of audit culture in academia ⓘ ethnographic research in Melanesia ⓘ studies of assisted reproductive technologies ⓘ work on kinship theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Marilyn Strathern ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Nature
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Kinship, Law and the Unexpected ⓘ Partial Connections ⓘ Property, Substance and Effect ⓘ Reproducing the Future ⓘ The Gender of the Gift ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Mistress of Girton College, Cambridge
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linked to:
Mistress of Girton College
William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
gender relations
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intellectual property and knowledge practices ⓘ kinship in Melanesia ⓘ personhood and relationality ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
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