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
https://markturin.arts.ubc.ca/
Mark Turin (born 1973) is a British anthropologist, linguist and occasional radio broadcaster who specializes in the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest. From 2014–2018, he served as Chair of the First Nations and Endangered Languages Program and Acting Co-Director of the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. 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] He currently serves as the Interim Editor of the journal Pacific Affairs.
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MarkTurin (born 1973) is a British anthropologist, linguist and occasional radio broadcaster who specializes in the Himalayas and the Pacific Northwest...
The Shroud of Turin (Italian: Sindone di Torino), also known as the Holy Shroud (Italian: Sacra Sindone), is a length of linen cloth that bears a faint...
Turin Brakes are an English band, comprising original duo of Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian, and long-term collaborators Rob Allum and Eddie Myer....
The Turin Horse (Hungarian: A torinói ló) is a 2011 Hungarian drama film directed by Béla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky, starring János Derzsi, Erika Bók and...
you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The Turin King List, also known as the Turin Royal Canon, is an ancient...
using the Devanagari script. Thangmi has been extensively documented by MarkTurin. Thangmi is spoken in Bagmati Province, mainly in the region of Dolakha;...
proposed group of Sino-Tibetan languages. George van Driem (2003) and MarkTurin (2004) argue that Newar and Baram–Thangmi (consisting of the two closely...
in Turin, Italy, can be first traced to the 4th century when bishop Maximus of Turin recorded the presence of Jews in the city. The city of Turin is in...
Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016. MarkTurin (August 9, 2013). "The World's Most Linguistically Diverse Location? New...
The siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession. A French army led by Louis de la Feuillade besieged...
The History of the Shroud of Turin begins in the year 1390 AD, when Bishop Pierre d'Arcis wrote a memorandum where he charged that the Shroud was a forgery...
January 2023. Born in Turin in 1963, Ferrero graduated in Business Economics in 1988 at the University of Turin with the highest mark. In 1989, he registered...
(pronounced [ˈjuːve]), is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football...
presenter Joseph Horovitz – composer and conductor Stephen Spender – poet MarkTurin – anthropologist and linguist Sir Julius Vogel – former New Zealand Premier...
Khawaja A. (2011). "Ergativity In Kundal Shahi, Kashmiri And Hindko". In MarkTurin; Bettina Zeisler (eds.). Himalayan languages and linguistics: studies...
The Shroud of Turin Research Project (often abbreviated as STURP) refers to a team of scientists which performed a set of experiments and analyses on...
Himalayan Languages Project is George van Driem. Project members include MarkTurin and Jeroen Wiedenhof. The project recruits graduate students to collect...
Puraskar Award on its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary. British anthropologist MarkTurin has nominated Ratna Pustak Bhandar as one of his "old favorites" among...
Stadium), is an all-seater football stadium in the Vallette borough of Turin, Italy, and the home of Juventus FC The stadium was built on the site of...
The Digital Himalaya project was established in December 2000 by MarkTurin, Alan Macfarlane, Sara Shneiderman, and Sarah Harrison. The project's principal...
The Shroud of Turin is a length of linen cloth bearing the imprint of the image of a man, and is believed by some to be the burial shroud of Jesus. Despite...
The Turin Papyrus Map is an ancient Egyptian map, generally considered the oldest surviving map of topographical interest from the ancient world. It is...
oral literatures before they disappear without record". Directed by Dr MarkTurin and co-located at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, at the University...
nonetheless affirms the validity of non-Western institutions. Together with MarkTurin, Macfarlane established the Digital Himalaya Project in December 2000...
operations. Turin: Fratres Bocca. pp. xvi, 1–20. JFM 21.0051.02. Peano, Giuseppe (1908). Formulario Mathematico [Mathematical Formulary] (V ed.). Turin: Fratres...
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