Anthropology in the Public Arena
Historical and Contemporary Contexts
Published on 23. January 2013
248 pages
978-1-118-47552-2 (ISBN)
Description
This articulate and authoritative survey of both the popular and academic trends in anthropology demonstrates the broad relevance of anthropological knowledge and argues for a more inclusive conception of the discipline that engages the public imagination.
* Demonstrates the evolving social contexts of British anthropological theory and practice from the mid-19th century
* Highlights the importance of popular anthropology in forming and sustaining the professional discipline
* Explores the past and present cross-fertilization of anthropologists, scientists and prominent literary figures
* Assesses the pioneering efforts online to advance the role of anthropology in public debates
* Appeals to a broader readership interested in cultural and intellectual history
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"A critical insider, Jeremy MacClancy celebrates maverickanthropologists who transgressed academic frontiers, and urges hiscolleagues to engage the public. This is an entertaining, originaland provocative book." Adam Kuper, Professor Emeritus, University of Cambridge "Jeremy MacClancy insightfully expands the history ofanthropology beyond the confines of the academy, showing us how acollection of poets, popularizers, critics, surrealists,neo-Freudians, and iconoclast savants shaped anthropology'simagination." David Price, St. Martin's CollegeMore details
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Jeremy MacClancy is professor in social anthropology atOxford Brookes University, UK, and director of theuniversity's Anthropology Centre for Conservation,Environment and Development (ACCEnD). His research has includedmajor studies of the cultural dimensions of nationalism in thePacific islands of Vanuatu, and a prize-winning analysis of thepoliticized development of a Basque 'cuisine' innorthern Spain. Prof MacClancy is author and editor of booksincluding Consuming Culture (1992), PopularizingAnthropology (1996), Exotic No More: Anthropology on theFront Lines (2002), and Expressing Identities in the BasqueArena (2007).
Content
Acknowledgments x
1 Beating the Bounds of Discipline? Innovation at the Marginsand Beyond 1
2 John Layard, "Study of a Failure": An InnovativeIntegrated Approach from the Psychoanalyst 58
3 Geoffrey Gorer, "Britain's Margaret Mead":Blending Anthropology and Travelogue 81
4 Robert Graves: Empowering Anthropological Modes of Explanationin Myth and Ritual 110
5 Mass Observation: A Radical, Popular Ethnography of thePeople, by the People, and for the People 135
6 The Literary Image of the Anthropologist 158
7 Parting Comments: Public Interest, Multiple Anthropologies184
Bibliography 193
Index 228
