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Monthly Archives: January 2025
The Rich Diversity of Anthropology – Part 3
In Part 3 of this series, we turn to the remarkable contributions of Elsie Clews Parsons (1875–1941) to archaeology, sociology, and philosophy. As another student and mentee of Franz Boas, Parsons focused much of her work on the Puebloan tribes … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, History of Anthropology
Tagged American Folklore Society, American Philosophical Society, Colonial Science, Colonialist Anthropology, Edward Sapir, Franz Boas, Gladys Amanda Reichard, Informants, Julia S. Falk, Museum of Northern Arizona, Nancy Mattina, Navajo Language, Navajo Nation, New School for Social Research, Pennsylvania Dutch, Quaker, Spider Woman, Swarthmore College, Taos Pueblo, Tewa Pueblo, Wiyot Language
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The Rich Diversity of Anthropology – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we explored the rise of professional anthropology under the leadership of Franz Boas, a Jewish immigrant born in Minden, Germany, in 1858, who emigrated to the United States in 1887. Boas founded the anthropology … Continue reading