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Ruth Jolie

Associate Professor of Anthropology
Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Arizona State Museum

Arizona State Museum North, Room 305

520-626-3989
rbjolie@arizona.edu

About Ruth Jolie

Ruth’s scholarly interests include museum studies and public anthropologies, focusing on questions relating to gender and kinship. She participates in ongoing research examining ethnographic and archaeological textiles from the United States, with particular interest in how material culture is used by individuals to create and reinforce gender roles. Regardless of the subject, she enjoys collaborative efforts with an applied orientation; as associate curator of ethnology at Arizona State Museum (ASM), Ruth works with individuals across ASM and sister institutions to care for collections and share knowledge about the peoples of southern Arizona and surrounding areas.  

Selected Publications

Jolie, Ruth Burgett
2025     Gendered Cordage Production in Cross-Cultural Perspective. International Journal of Anthropology and Ethnology 9:15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41257-025-00139-5.
 

Jolie, Ruth Burgett, and Edward A. Jolie
2020    “If You Don’t Shut Up and Listen, You Blow It!”: Recollections of, and Thanks to, Kay and Don Fowler. Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology 40(1):45-47.
 

Saul, Gwendolyn, and Ruth Burgett Jolie
2018    Inspiration from Museum Collections: An Exhibit as a Case Study in Building Relationships between Museums and Indigenous Artists. American Indian Quarterly 42(2):246-270.


Jolie, Ruth Burgett

2015    Applying Anthropology to Develop University-Affiliated Childcare Centers. Practicing Anthropology 37(1):46-49.

2014    Textile Traditions, Gender and Social Capital in Non-State Societies: A Case Study from the American Southwest. North American Archaeologist 35(4):375-403.

 

Courses Taught

Gender and Social Identity

Museum Interpretation