Bank, Andrew,

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.

GN20 / BAN 2016

305.80092/268 B