1st Edition

An Analysis of Franz Boas's Race, Language and Culture

By Anna Seiferle-Valencia Copyright 2017
112 Pages
by Macat Library

112 Pages
by Macat Library

106 Pages
by Macat Library

Franz Boas’s 1940 Race, Language and Culture is a monumentally important text in the history of its discipline, collecting the articles and essays that helped make Boas known as the ‘father of American anthropology.’ An encapsulation of a career dedicated to fighting against the false theories of so-called ‘scientific racism’ that abounded in the first half of the 20th-century, Race, Language... Read more

Ways in to the text 

Who was Franz Boas? 

What does Race, Language and Culture Say? 

Why does Race, Language and Culture Matter?  

Section 1: Influences 

Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context 

Module 2: Academic Context 

Module 3: The Problem 

Module 4: The Author's Contribution 

Section 2: Ideas 

Module 5: Main Ideas 

Module 6: Secondary Ideas 

Module 7: Achievement 

Module 8: Place in the Author's Work 

Section 3: Impact 

Module 9: The First Responses 

Module 10: The Evolving Debate 

Module 11: Impact and Influence Today 

Module 12: Where Next? 

Glossary of Terms 

People Mentioned in the Text 

Works Cited

Biography

Dr Anna Seiferle-Valencia holds a doctorate in anthropology from the University of Harvard.