Alexandra Lippman

Alexandra Lippman is a cultural anthropologist and sound ethnographer whose research focuses on sound, media and technology, race, and intellectual property in Latin America, particularly Brazil. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in anthropology from the University of California, Irvine, and a B.A. in anthropology from Bryn Mawr College.

Lippman co-edited Gaming the Metrics: Misconduct and Manipulation in Academic Research with Mario Biagioli, published by MIT Press in 2020. She also contributed the chapter “Humor, Hoaxes, and Software” to the volume. Her other work includes the book manuscript The Power of Funk: Citizenship, Race, and Sonic Sovereignty in Rio de Janeiro, based on ethnographic research in Brazil.