Historicizing Canadian Anthropology

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Julia Harrison, Regna Darnell
UBC Press, Nov 1, 2011 - Social Science - 352 pages

Historicizing Canadian Anthropology is the first significant examination of the historical development of anthropological study in this country. It addresses key issues in the evolution of the discipline: the shaping influence of Aboriginal-anthropological encounters; the challenge of compiling a history for the Canadian context; and the place of international and institutional relations. The contributors to this collection reflect on the definition and scope of the discipline and explore the degree to which a uniquely Canadian tradition affects anthropological theory, practice, and reflexivity.

Historicizing Canadian Anthropology is a watershed that will revitalize critical reflexivity within the field. With contributions from a broad cross-section of anthropologists - from senior scholars to doctoral students - this book is essential reading for practising Canadian anthropologists, their students, and others who seek to understand the historical contours of the field.

 

Contents

1 Historicizing Traditions in Canadian Anthropology
3
Situating Ourselves Historically and Theoretically
17
The Preprofessional History of Canadian Anthropology
41
Locating Our Subjects
75
Documenting Institutional Relations
133
Comparisons and Connections
197
Postscript
275
Notes and Acknowledgments
278
References
288
Contributors
321
Index
324
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Julia Harrison is the author of Being a Tourist: Finding Meaning in Pleasure Travel. She is an associate professor of Anthropology and Chair of Anthropology at Trent University. Regna Darnell is the author of Invisible Genealogies: A History of Americanist Anthropology. She is Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology and the founding Director of the First Nations Studies Program at the University of Western Ontario.

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