Behar Traveling Heavy

A Memoir in between Journeys
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-8223-7832-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

In Ruth Behar's intimate, unconventional memoir, poignant memories of growing up as an immigrant child come together with reflections on being a traveling anthropologist who cherishes the kindness of strangers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Behar, Ruth

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: Family

The Key to the House

Learning English with Shotaro

El Beso

A Shepardi Air

The Book

The Day I Cried at Starbucks on Lincoln Road

A Tango for Gabriel

A Degree in Hard Work

La Silla

Part Two: The Kindness of Strangers

From Those Who Don't Forget You

A Gift from the Women of Mexquitic

The First World Summit of Behars

Unexpected Happiness in Poland

Part Three: Cuban Goodbyes

The Freedom to Travel Anywhere in the World

Cristy Always Prays for My Safe Return

An Old Little Girl

Acknowledgments

Über Autor(innen)

Ruth Behar was born in Havana, Cuba. She and her family moved to New York City when she was five. In the years since, she has become an internationally acclaimed writer and the Victor Haim Perera Collegiate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan. She is the author of many books, including An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba; The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart; and Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza's Story, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. In addition to her work as an anthropologist, Behar is a poet, a fiction writer, and a documentary filmmaker. She wrote, directed, and produced Adio Kerida (Goodbye Dear Love), a film that has been shown at film festivals around the world. Behar has been honored with many prizes, including a MacArthur "Genius" Award.