Tag: Franz Boas
Gesine Krüger , February 3rd, 2021
Ist die Geschichte der Anthropologie einfach nur Ausdruck von Kolonialismus und Rassismus? Mit dem aufregenden Buch „Schule der Rebellen“ des Historikers Charles King lässt sich diese trotz allem…
Rex , February 15th, 2018
It’s Anthropology Day, our discipline’s latest invented tradition! A time for reflection on chocolate mint and the values of our discipline, Anthropology Day 2018 is uniquely placed this y…
Rex , January 12th, 2018
Ya’ll know what I’m talking about, right? Franz Boas posing for figure in USNM exhibit entitled “Hamats’a coming out of secret room” 1895 or before. Via the Smithsonian….
Maximilian C. Forte , July 3rd, 2017
As Canada commemorated its 150th anniversary on July 1st, 2017, it seemed appropriate to present a topic in the history of anthropology, and Canadian anthropology in particular, that…
Gamwell , March 15th, 2017
As you may have noticed, TAL has been on a bit of a break from releasing new episodes. But, the good news is that we have not been…
Gamwell , March 15th, 2017
As you may have noticed, TAL has been on a bit of a break from releasing new episodes. But, the good news is that we have not been…
Rex , March 7th, 2017
Various bits of social media began vibrating rapidly recently when it was discovered that white supremacists had fooled Google into providing inaccurate information about Boas and cultural relativism…
anthropoliteiaadmin , January 25th, 2017
The editors of Anthropoliteia are happy to relaunch the second semester of an ongoing series The Anthropoliteia #BlackLivesMatterSyllabus Project, which will mobilize anthropological work as a pedagog…
Rex , October 16th, 2016
The alternate title for this post was going to be “Malinowski, Radcliffe-Brown, and Boas walk into a bar…”. This is a little autobiographical passage from pages 46-48 of History,…
Arturo Álvarez Roldán , June 9th, 2012
1. (1889) Edward B. Tylor. Pitt Rivers Museum En 1889 se publica en el Journal of the Anthropological Institute la ponencia de Tylor, titulada “Acerca de un método…
Arturo Álvarez Roldán , March 23rd, 2012
1. Cultura humanista versus cultura antropológica La palabra “cultura” tiene un significado distinto en la obra de Tylor que en la de Boas. La tabla 1 resume las…