Katherine Platt

Academic Division: History & SocietyDr. Platt has taught at Boston University, Harvard University, and Wellesley College. Her regional specialty is North Africa and the Middle East with a particular focus on labor migration, ritual, and local identity in Tunisia. Her current research concerns transnational migrant and refugee populations.​

Academic Degrees

• Ph D, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
• BA, University of Minnesota

Academic Interests

Cultural Anthropology; Middle East and North Africa; Migrations; Religion; Ritual and Symbolism

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Awards & Honors

2000 - Babson College Phornprapha Term Chair

1987 - Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Brown University

1974 - Post-Graduate Studentship, London School of Economics

1971 - Honors Division Scholarship, University of Minnesota