Elinor Burkett
| Elinor Burkett | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 9, 1946 Philadelphia, United States |
| Residence |
New York City Bulawayo, Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
University of Pittsburgh (PhD, Latin American History, 1975) Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (Master's degree, 1988) |
| Occupation | Journalist, author, biographer |
Elinor Burkett (born October 9, 1946) is an American journalist, author, film producer, and documentary director.
A film produced by her, Music by Prudence, won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) on March 7, 2010.
In 1975, Burkett graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a doctorate in Latin American History. In 1988, Burkett earned a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Burkett was a history professor at Frostburg State University in Frostburg, Maryland for 13 years. In a dramatic turn, she gave up her tenure to get a Masters at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She was a staff writer for the Miami Herald from 1988 to 1992 and she has been published by leading publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and Harper's Bazaar. She has held Fulbright professorships in both Kyrgyzstan and Zimbabwe and received numerous awards and grants for her work as a historian and writer. She also chaired the Department of Journalism of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.
She authored her first book in 1993, written with Frank Bruni. In A Gospel of Shame : Children, Sexual abuse and the Catholic Church the pair explored the incidences of Catholic sex abuse cases. Two years later she wrote The Gravest Show on Earth : America in the Age of AIDS. Burkett offerd a scorching criticism of the 'AIDS industry' for greed, self-promotion and putting politics over prevention.
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