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Michel-Rolph Trouillot

(1949–2012) Anthropologist

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Michel-Rolph Trouillot was an anthropologist, best known for Silencing the past.

Quick Facts About Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Born
November 26, 1949
Died
July 4, 2012
Profession
Anthropologist
Notable works
Silencing the past

About Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Michel-Rolph Trouillot was a Haitian American academic and anthropologist. He was a Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. He was best known for his books Open the Social Science (1990), Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History (1995), and Global Transformations (2003), which explored the origins and application of social science in academia and its implications in the world. Trouillot has been one of the most influential thinkers of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora, because he developed wide-ranging academic work centered on Caribbean issues. Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall mentioned that "Trouillot was one of the most original and thoughtful voices in academia. His writings influenced scholars worldwide in many fields, from anthropology to history to Caribbean studies".

Biography source: Wikipedia

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