Pioneers of the field : South Africa's women anthropologists /
Andrew Bank.
- pages cm
- The international African library .
- International African library. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: Rethinking the canon -- Feminizing the foundational narrative: the collaborative anthropology of Winifred Tucker Hoernle (1885-1960) -- An adopted daughter: Christianity and anthropology in the life and work of Monica Hunter Wilson (1908-1982) -- Anthropology and Jewish identity: The urban fieldwork and ethnographies of Ellen Hellmann (1908-1982) -- 'A genius for friendship': Audrey Richards at Wits, 1938-1940 -- Historical ethnography and ethnographic fiction: The South African writings of Hilda Beemer Kuper (1911-1992) -- Feminising the discipline: the long career of Eileen Jensen Krige (1904-1995) -- Conclusion: A humanist legacy.
9781107150492
2016026286
Women ethnologists--South Africa--Biography. Ethnologists--South Africa--Biography. Ethnology--Study and teaching (Higher)--History--South Africa--20th century.