This collection challenges the prevailing notion that the Americanist Tradition in anthropology, typified by Franz Boas and his colleagues, is atheoretical. Contributions from twenty five distinguished scholars are brought together here to provide a comprehensive, accessible, state-of-the-art appraisal of interdisciplinary research in the areas of anthropology, linguistics, and Native Studies. Participants in this dialogue accepted the challenge of making their underlying theoretical assumptions explicit. Topics range from historical debates in anthropology and linguistics to recent innovations within the Americanist Tradition. The search for authenticity is brought to bear on discussion of changing traditions in texts and literacy, in linguistics and education, and in contemporary discourse spanning the Americas. Debate on the future of the Americanist Tradition forms a critical part of this collection. The volume juxtaposes Canadian and American theoretical work on language and revitalizes a shared tradition centred on the study of meaning. Readers are invited to enter this vibrant and open-ended Americanist discourse.

edited by Lisa Philips Valentine and Regna Darnell

Darnell, Regna; Valentine, Lisa Philips, 1954-

Regna Darnell, Lisa Philips Valentine

Anthropological horizons ;, 13, Toronto, Buffalo, Ontario, 1999

Canada - English Language, Canada

May 1999

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This Collection Challenges The Prevailing Notion That The Americanist Tradition In Anthropology, Typified By Franz Boas And His Colleagues, Is Atheoretical. Contributions From Twenty-five Distinguished Scholars Are Brought Together Here To Provide A Comprehensive, Accessible, State-of-the-art Appraisal Of Interdisciplinary Research In The Areas Of Anthropology, Linguistics, And Native Studies.--jacket. 1. Timely Conversations / Lisa Philips Valentine And Regna Darnell -- 2. Theorizing Coyote's Cannon: Sharing Stories With Thomas King / Robin Ridington -- 3. Theorizing American Anthropology: Continuities From The B.a.e. To The Boasians / Regna Darnell -- 4. The Non-eclipse Of Americanist Anthropology During The 1930s And 1940s / Stephen O. Murray -- 5. Nationalism And The Americanist Tradition / Raymond D. Fogelson -- 6. Boas On The Threshold Of Ethnopoetics / Dell Hymes -- 7. Cultural Relativism In The Americanist Tradition: From Anthropological Method To Indigenous Emancipation / John J. Cove -- 8. Authenticity And Aggiornamento In Spoken Texts And Their Critical Edition / H. C. Wolfart -- 9. Reflections On Culture, History, And Authenticity / Richard J. Preston -- 10. Dialogues Between Worlds: Mesoamerica After And Before The European Invasion / Dennis Tedlock -- 11. The Meaning Of Writing And Text In A Changing Americanist Tradition / Jane H. Hill --^ 12. Continuities And Renewals In Mayan Literacy And Calendrics / Barbara Tedlock -- 13. Why Collect Texts? The Native, Evangelical, And Americanist Traditions Among The Tuscaroras / Blair A. Rudes -- 14. George A. Dorsey, James R. Murie, And The Textual Documentation Of Skiri Pawnee / Douglas R. Parks -- 15. 'george Sword Wrote These': Lakota Culture As Lakota Text / Raymond J. Demallie -- 16. Ella Cara Deloria: Early Lakota Ethnologist (newly Discovered Novelist) / Bea Medicine -- 17. Past And New Directions For Fieldwork In Ethnolinguistics: The Case Of Micmac (northern Dialects) / Danielle E. Cyr -- 18. Nisga'a Studies And The Americanist Tradition: Bringing First Nations Research And Teaching Into The Academy / Margaret Seguin Anderson And Deanna Nyce -- 19. Policy On Aboriginal Languages In Canada: Notes On Status Planning / Barbara Burnaby -- 20. 'interpersonal Relations' In A Kalapalo Shaman's Narratives / Ellen B. Basso --^ 21. Sequentiality And Temporalization In The Narrative Construction Of A South American Cholera Epidemic / Charles L. Briggs -- 22. Personal Agency In Systemic Discourse / Lisa Philips Valentine -- 23. 'critical Linguistics': Alternative Approaches To Text In The American Tradition / Karen L. Adams -- 24. Current Extensions Of Sapir And Whorf In Cross-cultural Cognitive Science: Cognitive Styles And Ontological Categories / J. Peter Denny -- 25. Anticipating Queer Theory / William L. Leap. Edited By Lisa Philips Valentine And Regna Darnell. Includes Bibliographical References.

vii, 397 p. : 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index

2024-07-01