Jonathan Friedman Biography

Jonathan Friedman (born April 7, 1946) is an American anthropologist. He earned his Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1972. He is professor emeritus of Anthropology at University of California, San Diego and Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. He is an editorial board member of the journal Anthropological Theory and was co-editor from 2004-2015. He is also member of the editorial board of Critique of Anthropology, Theory Culture and Society and The International Journal of Cultural and Social Analysis . Friedman has done most of his research in Hawaii and the Republic of Congo.[clarification needed]