Raquel Brailowsky facts for kids
Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera was a smart professor and researcher. She was born in Paraguay but grew up in Puerto Rico. She taught about people and societies at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico.
About Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera
Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera was born in Asunción, Paraguay. She moved to Puerto Rico when she was young. She became a professor at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus. She taught subjects like Anthropology and Sociology.
- Anthropology is the study of humans. It looks at how people live, their cultures, and their history.
- Sociology is the study of how societies work. It looks at groups of people and how they interact.
Raquel loved to study popular culture and folklore. Popular culture includes things like music, movies, and traditions that many people enjoy. Folklore is about the traditional stories, beliefs, and customs of a community.
She did a lot of research on mask festivals in northern Puerto Rico. Her main study was about these fun masked events in San Sebastian. She also wrote a chapter for a textbook called Introduction to Social Sciences. This chapter was about anthropology.
Raquel also studied other interesting topics. These included the role of women in society. She researched medicinal plants and the history of the Caribbean region. She was part of many important groups. These included the Caribbean Studies Association. She was also in the Latin American Studies Association and Puerto Rico's Historians Association.
Her Education Journey
Raquel Brailowsky-Cabrera worked hard in school. She earned several degrees from different universities.
- She got her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts (BA), from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. She earned this degree with high honors, called magna cum laude.
- She then earned a Master of Arts (MA) in history.
- Later, she completed her PhD in social anthropology.
- Both her MA and PhD degrees were from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
