JOAN VINCENT Obituary
After a short illness, Dr. Joan Eveline Vincent, Professor Emerita of Barnard College's Department of Anthropology, passed away April 21, 2018. Professor Vincent was born November 17, 1928 in Surrey, England. She earned her B.sc. at the London School of Economics, her M.A. at the University of Chicago and her Ph.D. at Columbia University. A prolific writer, Dr. Vincent's publications and academic papers focused on her areas of special interest; Sub-Saharan African and European Ethnography, and Ireland. Professor Vincent was the recipient of numerous Fellowships, Grants and Awards. She leaves generations of students and professional anthropologists whose works and lives were touched by her humanism, teaching and research. A Memorial Gathering commemorating her life will be held at a later date. For further information please contact her friend Dr. Sharifa M. Zawawi at: [email protected]
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Beryl Germann
May 21, 2018
Joan was very influential in my life when we were in secondary school in England. She was my English teacher, Girl Guide Captain, she lived with my family and we remained good friends for many years. Life took us down separate paths, but she will never be forgotten. Condolences to her nearest and dearest.
Steve Reyna
May 9, 2018
I remember one class when Joan and I were graduate students. We sat in the back row talking (quietly) about the professor's performance. She was a person I learned from -a person of wisdom.
Clive Kessler
May 7, 2018
Joan was a true friend to me, and to many, and a wonderful supporter in some hard times. She did so much to help so many of the people around her in that intense NYC anthropological world of the 1970s and after. My sympathies go to all of Joan's many friends from those far-off times.
Clive Kessler, Sydney, Australia.
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Cynthia Saltzman
May 7, 2018
Joan Vincent was my mentor when I was her graduate student at Barnard, Columbia University, and she became my Ph.D. advisor. She was a great teacher and a great anthropologist and her memory and work will live on.
Bela Feldman-Bianco
May 7, 2018
Very sad with the news of Joans passing away. She was a great anthropologist, friend and advisor. I learned a lot with her.
May 6, 2018
Those of us at Barnard College are saddened by the news of Joan's passing. She was a giant in the fields of Africanist, political, and Marxist anthropology. Please be in touch with us so we can learn more--we would like to honor her with a memorial moment at Barnard in the fall.
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