Ruth Frankenberg | |
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Born |
Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg September 17, 1957 Cardiff, Wales |
Died | April 22, 2007 Bangalore, India |
(aged 49)
Cause of death | Lung cancer |
Nationality | British–American |
Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge, University of California, Santa Cruz |
Known for | Whiteness studies |
Partner(s) | Lata Mani |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Sociology |
Institutions | University of Washington, University of California, Davis |
Thesis | White women, race matters: the social construction of whiteness (1988) |
Ruth Alice Emma Frankenberg (17 September 1957 in Cardiff, Wales—22 April 2007 in Bangalore, India) was a British–American sociologist and feminist, known for her pioneering work in the field of whiteness studies.