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'''Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera''' was a Paraguayan-born Puerto Rican social anthropologist and Professor of [[Anthropology]] and [[Sociology]] at the [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico]], San Germán Campus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sg.inter.edu/deptosociales/default-4.htm |title=Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico |access-date=2010-05-05 |archive-date=2010-04-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424051932/http://www.sg.inter.edu/deptosociales/default-4.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Biography==
'''Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera''' is a social anthropologist and Professor of [[Anthropology]] and [[Sociology]] at the [[Interamerican University of Puerto Rico]], San Germán Campus.<ref>http://www.sg.inter.edu/deptosociales/default-4.htm</ref> Born in [[Asunción, Paraguay]], she came to [[Puerto Rico]] at an early age. She holds a BA from the [[University of Puerto Rico]] at Rio Piedras and an MA and PhD from the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].
Born in [[Asunción, Paraguay]], she came to [[Puerto Rico]] at an early age. She hold a BA from the [[University of Puerto Rico]] at Rio Piedras and a MA and PhD from the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].


She has published extensively on topics like [[popular culture]] and [[folklore]]. Her research focused on the mask festivities of the northern area of Puerto Rico. Her thesis, ''A Study of Popular Culture: Masked Festivities in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico,'' studies Puerto Rican popular culture.<ref>http://ciruelo.uninorte.edu.co/pdf/BDC288.pdf</ref> She is also the author of the Anthropology chapter in Lina Torres's textbook ''Introduction to Social Sciences''.<ref>http://www.animalesyplantas.com/libreria/item.php?cat=44&id=18947</ref>
She published extensively on topics like [[popular culture]] and [[folklore]]. Her research focused on the mask festivities of the northern area of Puerto Rico. Her thesis, ''A Study of Popular Culture: Masked Festivities in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico,'' studies Puerto Rican popular culture.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ciruelo.uninorte.edu.co/pdf/BDC288.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-05-06 |archive-date=2011-07-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707052806/http://ciruelo.uninorte.edu.co/pdf/BDC288.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> She is also the author of the Anthropology chapter in Lina Torres's textbook ''Introduction to Social Sciences''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animalesyplantas.com/libreria/item.php?cat=44&id=18947|title = Animales y Plantas - Mundo natural en estado puro}}</ref>
Other research includes [[women]], [[medicinal plants]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL14748908M/Plantas_Medicinales_de_Puerto_Rico|title=Plantas Medicinales de Puerto Rico (Open Library)|work=openlibrary.org|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> and [[the Caribbean]]. She is a member of national and international organizations such as the Caribbean Studies Association,<ref>http://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/en/index.html</ref> [[Latin American Studies Association]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/|title=Latin American Studies Association: Welcome|work=pitt.edu|accessdate=14 August 2015}}</ref> and Puerto Rico's Historians Association.
Other research includes [[women]], [[medicinal plants]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Plantas Medicinales de Puerto Rico (Open Library)|work=openlibrary.org|ol = 14748908M}}</ref> and [[the Caribbean]]. She was a member of national and international organizations such as the Caribbean Studies Association,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/en/index.html |title=Caribbean Studies Association |access-date=2010-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209041628/http://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/en/index.html |archive-date=2010-02-09 }}</ref> [[Latin American Studies Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/|title=Latin American Studies Association: Welcome|work=pitt.edu|access-date=14 August 2015}}</ref> and Puerto Rico's Historians Association.


==Education==
==Education==
*BA in [[Humanities]], [[Magna Cum Laude]], from the [[University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras]].
*BA in [[humanities]], [[magna cum laude]], from the [[University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras]].
*MA in [[History]] and PhD in [[Social Anthropology]] from the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].
*MA in [[history]] and PhD in [[social anthropology]] from the [[State University of New York at Stony Brook]].


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Latest revision as of 02:58, 22 November 2024

Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera was a Paraguayan-born Puerto Rican social anthropologist and Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus.[1]

Biography

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Born in Asunción, Paraguay, she came to Puerto Rico at an early age. She hold a BA from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and a MA and PhD from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

She published extensively on topics like popular culture and folklore. Her research focused on the mask festivities of the northern area of Puerto Rico. Her thesis, A Study of Popular Culture: Masked Festivities in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, studies Puerto Rican popular culture.[2] She is also the author of the Anthropology chapter in Lina Torres's textbook Introduction to Social Sciences.[3] Other research includes women, medicinal plants,[4] and the Caribbean. She was a member of national and international organizations such as the Caribbean Studies Association,[5] Latin American Studies Association[6] and Puerto Rico's Historians Association.

Education

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References

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  1. ^ "Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico". Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-05-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Animales y Plantas - Mundo natural en estado puro".
  4. ^ Plantas Medicinales de Puerto Rico (Open Library). OL 14748908M. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ "Caribbean Studies Association". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  6. ^ "Latin American Studies Association: Welcome". pitt.edu. Retrieved 14 August 2015.