Mary Catherine Bateson

For the English historian, see Mary Bateson (historian).
Mary Catherine Bateson

At a conference about Climate Disruption in 2004
Born (1939-12-08) December 8, 1939
New York, New York
Education Brearley School (1957)
Radcliffe College, B.A. (1960)
Harvard University, Ph.D. (1963)
Occupation Cultural anthropologist
Spouse(s) J. Barkev Kassarjian

Mary Catherine Bateson (born December 8, 1939) is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.

A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.[1]

Bateson is a noted author in her field with many published monographs. Among her books is With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, a recounting of her upbringing by two famous parents. She has taught at Harvard, Amherst, and George Mason University, among others. Bateson is a fellow of the International Leadership Forum and was president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York until 2010.

Personal life

Since 1960, she has been married to Barkev Kassarjian, a professor of management at Babson College. They have one daughter, Sevanne Margaret (born 1969), an actress who works professionally under the name Sevanne Martin,[2] and two grandsons. Through her mother's side of the family, Bateson is also the cousin of Jeremy Steig[1] as well as a niece of William Steig and Leo Rosten.[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Understanding Early Adolescent Self and Identity. Books.google.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Sevanne Kassarjian at the Internet Movie Database
  3. ↑ Intertwined Lives. Books.google.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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