Serena Nanda
Born 1938
Nationality: United States
Serena Nanda is an American author, anthropologist, and professor emeritus. She was born on August 13, 1938 in New York City and received her PhD in anthropology from New York University. She is the co-author of two anthropology textbooks, Culture Counts: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology. Among her areas of specialty was the topic of gender diversity, having written the major reference book on the hijras of India, Neither Man nor Woman: The Hijras of India, for which she received the Ruth Benedict Prize in 1990.
As of August 2021, she was a professor emeritus at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Books by Serena Nanda in order
Books by Serena Nanda in the order they were published, from Cultural Anthropology (1980) to Culture Counts - Vantage Slimpack (2021).
- 1Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology1980 - 2Neither Man nor Woman
Neither Man nor Woman1989 - 3Gender Diversity
Gender Diversity1999 - 4New York More Than Ever
New York More Than Ever2003 - 540 Perfect New York Days
40 Perfect New York Days2004 - 6AnthropologyAnthropology2005
- 7American Cultural Pluralism and Law
American Cultural Pluralism and Law2006 - 8Study Guide for Nanda/Warms' Cultural Anthropology, 9th
Study Guide for Nanda/Warms' Cultural Anthropology, 9th2006 - 9Culture Counts
Culture Counts2008 - 10The Gift of a Bride
The Gift of a Bride2009 - 11Assisted Dying
Assisted Dying2011 - 12Culture Counts - Vantage SlimpackCulture Counts - Vantage Slimpack2021