Malinowski Award Lecture: Being an Anthropologist: A Reflection

This reflection—originally presented as the Malinowski Award Lecture at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the SfAA in Cancún, Mexico—focuses on the author's studies and research in Mexico, with contrasting experiences from the United States and Europe. Focusing on the development of anthropological id...

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Published in:Human organization 1996-04, Vol.55 (1), p.117-124
Main Author: ESTEVA-FABREGAT, CLAUDIO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropologists
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Crossnational studies
Cultural anthropology
Cultural diversity
Cultural factors
Cultural groups
Cultural identity
Culture
Ethnic diversity
Ethnology
General studies
History of anthropology
History of ethnology
Indigenous peoples
Latin American culture
Linguistic anthropology
Mexico
Political anthropology
Self concept
U.S.A
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Summary:This reflection—originally presented as the Malinowski Award Lecture at the 1994 Annual Meeting of the SfAA in Cancún, Mexico—focuses on the author's studies and research in Mexico, with contrasting experiences from the United States and Europe. Focusing on the development of anthropological ideas and research agenda, the author argues that our experiential cultures and identities—both individual and national—influence the ways in which we practice our anthropologies. The role of applied anthropology has been particularly distinctive in Mexico, especially in terms of its connections with Mexican indigenous peoples, in contrast to the situation in the U.S. and Europe.
ISSN:0018-7259
1938-3525
DOI:10.17730/humo.55.1.e14745878p200611