Background
Masquelier, Adeline was born on July 6, 1960 in Mulhous, Alsace, France. Came to the United States, 1978. Daughter of Georges Joseph and Odile (André) Masquelier.
Masquelier, Adeline was born on July 6, 1960 in Mulhous, Alsace, France. Came to the United States, 1978. Daughter of Georges Joseph and Odile (André) Masquelier.
She received her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago in 1993 studying under the prominent Africanist and Anthropologist Jean Comaroff, and has done her field work among the people of rural Niger in the Hausa town of Dogondoutchi.
Teaching and research assistant department anthroplogy, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1982-1984; lector department Romance languages, University of Chicago, 1984-1986; teaching assistant, University of Chicago, 1989-1990; instructor ethnology, University of Chicago, 1990-1992; assistant professor, Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1993. Visiting professor Notre Dame U., 1992.
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Member American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society, African Studies Association.
Married William Paul Fisher Junior, June 28, 1986. Children: Margaux Victoria, Z. Eleonore.