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Jean E. Jackson received her B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology from Wellesley College in 1965 and both her M.A. (1966) and Ph.D. (1972) from Stanford University. She began teaching at MIT in the fall of 1972 and has conducted fieldwork in Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia, especially in the Central Northwest Amazon. Her research interests encompass kinship and marriage, gender, anthropological linguistics, and regional analysis. A notable work includes 'The Fish People: Linguistic Exogamy Tukanoan Identity Northwest Amazonia' published in 1983, focusing on indigenous mobilization in Colombia and the roles of the state and NGOs. Jackson has published extensively on indigenous movements and self-representation in Latin America, and her recent book 'Managing Multiculturalism: Indigeneity Struggle Rights Colombia' was released by Stanford University Press in 2019. She has served on the Board of Directors for Cultural Survival since 1997 and has been a Margaret MacVicar Faculty Fellow. Her teaching includes courses on identity, ethnic national identity, disease, health, culture, and ethics, highlighting the intersections of social categories and medical practices. Over her 42-year tenure at MIT, she has contributed significantly to both teaching and research in anthropology, especially focusing on the experiences of chronic pain and the cultural aspects surrounding it.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Jean Jackson served as a Professor and played a key role in the development of the anthropology program at MIT.