Background
Barber, Karin Judith was born on July 2, 1949 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Daughter of Charles Laurence and Barbara (Barber) B.
Barber, Karin Judith was born on July 2, 1949 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Daughter of Charles Laurence and Barbara (Barber) B.
Bachelor honours class I, Cambridge University, England, 1971. Diploma in social anthropology, University College London, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University Ife, Nigeria, 1979.
Lecturer University Ife, 1977—1984, University Birmingham, 1985—1993, senior lecturer, 1993—1997, reader, 1997—1999, professor, since 1999. Preceptor Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1993—1994, visiting professor, 1999. Member publications committee International African Institute, England, since 1994.
Member Amnesty International, London, since 1990, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London, since 1984. Member of African Studies Association (vice president 1998—2000, president 2000-2002), Association Social Anthropologists.