Race, Language and Culture
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Race, Language and Culture is a seminal 1940 collection of essays by anthropologist Franz Boas that challenges biological notions of race and emphasizes the cultural and linguistic foundations of human diversity.
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection → |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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linguistics → |
| associatedWith |
Columbia University tradition in anthropology
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| author |
Franz Boas
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| authorNationality |
German-American
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| authorOccupation |
anthropologist
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| centralTheme |
critique of biological conceptions of race
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emphasis on cultural foundations of human diversity → relationship between culture and behavior → relationship between language and thought → |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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| field |
anthropology of race
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cultural anthropology → linguistic anthropology → |
| form |
collection of essays
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| genre |
anthropology
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cultural studies → linguistics → |
| hasPerspective |
anti-biological determinism
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anti-racist → |
| influenced |
American anthropology
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cultural anthropology → linguistic anthropology → race studies → sociolinguistics → |
| influencedBy |
Boasian anthropology
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| language |
English
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| notableFor |
articulating cultural relativism
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challenging scientific racism → linking language, culture, and race → |
| numberOfEssays |
over 40
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| publicationYear |
1940
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| publisher |
The Macmillan Company
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| subject |
anthropological theory
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biological determinism → cultural relativism → culture → historical particularism → language → linguistic relativity → race → |
| targetAudience |
scholars
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students of anthropology → students of linguistics → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early 20th century
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late 19th century → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Franz Boas
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Franz Boas → |
notableWork |
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Anthropology and Modern Life
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relatedWorkByAuthor |