Baker Artist Portfolios

Author, anthropologist and human rights activist Linda Rabben did research in and on Brazil for more than 30 years, worked as a researcher for Amnesty International, and coordinated a refugee assistance project for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. She has spoken about migration, human rights and related subjects to diverse audiences in the US, UK, Ireland, Netherlands, France and Brazil. Linda’s 13 published books include "Sanctuary and Asylum: A Social and Political History," "Fierce Legion of Friends: A History of Human Rights Campaigns and Campaigners," "Through a Glass Darkly: The Social History of Stained Glass in Baltimore," and two illustrated poetry collections, "Book of Changes" and "Seasons with Friends." Her documentary photographs have been exhibited at the Peale Museum in Baltimore. She has been an associate research professor of anthropology at the University of Maryland since 2015.