J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat
J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat (born 1970) is an American cultural anthropologist with a specialization in Haiti.
J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat, Ph.D. | |
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 Kovats-Bernat - Port-au-Prince, Haiti (2016) | |
| Born | August 14, 1970 |
| Education | B.A., Muhlenberg College (1993) M.A., Temple University (1997) Ph.D., Temple University (2001) |
| Occupation | Cultural Anthropologist, Ethnographer |
| Spouse(s) | Dina Kovats-Bernat |
Early life and education
Kovats-Bernat was raised in Kensington, a Philadelphia neighborhood, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] He earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy and anthropology from Muhlenberg College in 1993,[2] and his Ph.D. in anthropology from Temple University in 2001, with a dissertation on street children in Port-au-Prince.[3]
Career
Kovats-Bernat worked as a faculty member at Muhlenberg College since 2001[2] and has been a visiting assistant professor at Shippensburg University since 2018.[1] His recent research has focused on Vodou and Haitian witchcraft; in 2014 he received a grant from the National Geographic Society for fieldwork in Haiti about the rites of zombification.[1][4]
Publications
In 2006 he published Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti.[5]
Personal life
Kovats-Bernat is married to Dina, whom he met at Muhlenberg College.[2]
References
- Molly Foster (September 18, 2018). "SU visiting anthropology professor shares heart-wrenching account of his time in Haiti". The Slate. Shippensburg University. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- Dana Perillo (Winter 2002). "Coming to Work at a Place You Call Home". Muhlenberg magazine. Muhlenberg College. p. 17. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat (2001). The Impact of Poverty, Violence and State Repression on the Cultural Identity and Social Agency of Street Children in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (PhD). Temple University. OCLC 52318042.
- "Grantee 2014: J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat". National Geographic Society. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- Gainesville: University Press of Florida. ISBN 9780813033020. Nathanial Gardner (August 2008). "Review: Sleeping Rough in Port-au-Prince: An Ethnography of Street Children and Violence in Haiti by J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat". Journal of Latin American Studies. 40 (3): 608–10. doi:10.1017/S0022216X08004616. JSTOR 40056726.