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Kimberly Arkin is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at Boston University, affiliated with the Boston University Core Curriculum and the Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies. Her research explores national identity, secularity, and medicine in France, with a focus on cultural anthropology. She holds a PhD and MA from the University of Chicago and a BA from Harvard College.
Her current book project examines secular medical morality in French hospitals through ethnographic fieldwork in Mediterranean healthcare settings. Earlier work includes Rhinestones, Religion, and the Republic (2014), analyzing Jewish identity in France. She has published in top journals like the Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute and Anthropological Quarterly, earning the 2019 Berkshire Conference Article Prize for her 2018 work on Holocaust discourse in France.
Teaching courses span ethnicity, biotechnology, anthropological theory, and core curriculum modules on modern world history. Her research bridges cultural studies, medical ethics, and postcolonial dynamics in French society.
