Kate Fox

British anthropologist

Peter Kibby

(before 2004)

Henry Marsh

(m. 2004)

ParentRobin Fox (father)Academic backgroundAlma materTrinity Hall, CambridgeAcademic workDisciplineSocial anthropologistInstitutionsMCM Research Ltd.
Social Issues Research Centre Websitewww.sirc.org/about/kate_fox.html

Kate Fox is a British social anthropologist, co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre (SIRC)^[1] and a Fellow of the Institute for Cultural Research.^[2] She has written several books, including Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour.

Biography

Kate Fox is the daughter of anthropologist Robin Fox. As a child she lived in the UK, the United States, France, and Ireland. She studied for an undergraduate degree in anthropology and philosophy at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.^[3] In 1989 she became co-director of MCM Research Ltd., and continues to provide consulting services.^[4]^[5] She is now a co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre, based in Oxford, England.^[6]

In 2004, Fox married neurosurgeon and author Henry Marsh,^[7] having been previously married to Peter Kibby (during which time she was credited as Kate Fox Kibby).^[8]

Publications

Fox has written a number of books, including:

Marsh, Peter; Kate Fox Kibby (1992). Drinking and Public Disorder: A Report of Research Conducted for the Portman Group by MCM Research. Portman Group. ISBN 978-0-9518762-0-6.
Kate Fox (1993). Pubwatching with Desmond Morris. Alan Sutton. ISBN 978-0-7509-0532-9.
Kate Fox (1996). Passport to the Pub: The Tourist's Guide to Pub Etiquette. Brewers and Licensed Retailers Association. ISBN 978-1-899344-09-3.
Kate Fox (7 October 1999). The Racing Tribe: Watching the Horsewatchers. Metro Books. ISBN 978-0-7658-0838-7.
Kate Fox (2004). The Flirting Report. The Social Issues Research Center.
Kate Fox (2004). Watching the English: the hidden rules of English behaviour. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-81886-7.
In this book, Fox conducts experiments and uses participant observation to analyse the cultural norms of the English.^[9]

References

^ "Kate Fox: Behaviour sleuth". The Independent. London.
^ "Fellows / Dr Kate Fox". Institute for Cultural Research. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ 'Cambridge University Tripos Examination Results', The Times, 7 July 1983, p. 14.
^ "Kate Fox bio at MCM Research". MCM Research. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
^ "About MCM Research". MCM Research. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
^ "Kate Fox". www.sirc.org.
^ "Life and death at his fingertips: watching a brain surgeon at work". 20 March 2014.
^ "Phil Mellows Diary Archive 17 October 2011". www.philmellows.com.
^ Fox, K. (2008). Watching the English the Hidden Rules of English Behaviour. (pp. 1-2, 10, 17). London, UK: Nicholas Brealey Publishing.

External links

Sands, Sarah (9 May 2004). "How to be English". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
Catherine Bennett (24 July 2004). "The awkward squad". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2011. Criticism of Fox's work, particularly her book, Watching the English.
Kate Fox's biography at the SIRC web site