Carolyn Rouse facts for kids

Carolyn Moxley Rouse (born around 1965) is an American expert who studies people and cultures. She is also a professor and a filmmaker. She works as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Princeton University.

About Carolyn Rouse

Carolyn Rouse grew up in Del Mar, California. Her father was a physicist, who studied how the world works. Her mother was a psychologist, who studied the human mind.

When she was young, her family faced unfair treatment because of their race. For example, they were stopped from buying a home in Rancho Santa Fe.

Education and Discoveries

Carolyn Rouse went to Swarthmore College and finished in 1987. During her third year, she studied in Kenya. She was supposed to learn about wildlife biology, which is the study of animals in nature.

But she found herself more interested in the people around her. This led her to make documentary films. Later, she earned a master's degree in visual anthropology and a PhD in anthropology. Anthropology is the study of humans, their societies, and cultures. Visual anthropology uses film and photos to study people. She got these degrees from the University of Southern California.

Her Family of Academics

Carolyn Rouse comes from a very smart family! Both of her siblings are also professors. Her brother teaches physics.

Her sister, Cecilia Rouse, is also a professor at Princeton University. She teaches about economics and public affairs. Cecilia even worked for the United States government. She was a top economic advisor for the Biden administration.

Films by Carolyn Rouse

Carolyn Rouse has also made several interesting documentary films. These films often explore different cultures and ways of thinking.

• Chicks in White Satin (1994)
• Purification to Prozac: Treating Mental Illness in Bali (1998)
• Listening as a Radical Act: World Anthropologies and the Decentering of Western Thought (2015)