ISBN:
1316726355
,
9781316726358
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Series Statement:
The international African library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bank, Andrew Pioneers of the field
DDC:
305.80092/268
Keywords:
Hellmann, Ellen
;
Richards, Audrey I
;
Kuper, Hilda
;
Krige, Eileen Jensen
;
Hoernlé, Winifred
;
Wilson, Monica
;
Ethnologists Biography
;
Ethnology Study and teaching (Higher) 20th century
;
History
;
Women ethnologists Biography
;
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY ; Social Scientists & Psychologists
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations
;
SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies
;
Ethnologists
;
Ethnology ; Study and teaching (Higher)
;
Women ethnologists
;
Ethnologin
;
Feldforschung
;
Hochschulunterricht
;
Biographies
;
History
;
South Africa
;
South Africa
Abstract:
Introduction: Rethinking the canon -- Feminizing the foundational narrative: the collaborative anthropology of Winifred Tucker Hoernle (1885-1960) -- An adopted daughter: Christianity and anthropology in the life and work of Monica Hunter Wilson (1908-1982) -- Anthropology and Jewish identity: The urban fieldwork and ethnographies of Ellen Hellmann (1908-1982) -- 'A genius for friendship': Audrey Richards at Wits, 1938-1940 -- Historical ethnography and ethnographic fiction: The South African writings of Hilda Beemer Kuper (1911-1992) -- Feminising the discipline: the long career of Eileen Jensen Krige (1904-1995) -- Conclusion: A humanist legacy.
Abstract:
This book traces the personal and intellectual histories of six remarkable women anthropologists, using a rich cocktail of new archival sources
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
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