Mark Turin | |
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![]() Mark Turin, London, 2023 | |
Born | London, United Kingdom | 27 October 1973
Alma mater | University of Cambridge, B.A. Leiden University, PhD |
Occupation(s) | linguist, anthropologist, broadcaster |
Known for | Digital Himalaya, World Oral Literature Project, Yale Himalaya Initiative, Relational Lexicography, and presenting on BBC Radio |
Website | Official website ![]() |
Mark Turin (born 1973) is a British anthropologist, linguist and occasional radio broadcaster who specialises in the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest.
Turin was interim editor of the journal Pacific Affairs from 2023-2024. He is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, cross-appointed between the Department of Anthropology and the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies.[1]