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In history and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology from the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, based on field research in northern Nigeria.
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Audrey Smedley
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Smedley received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts She has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in social anthropology, African societies and cultures, the history of anthropology, and anthropological theory. Smedley has written on the history of anthropology and the origin and evolution of the idea of human races since the late 1970s. Her research interests also include comparative slavery, human ecological adaptation, and the roles of women in patrilineal societies.
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