Horace Mitchell Miner
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Horace Mitchell Miner was an American anthropologist best known for his satirical 1956 essay "Body Ritual among the Nacirema," which critiqued the ethnocentric portrayal of other cultures.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American anthropologist
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anthropologist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| aimedToCritique |
ethnocentrism
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exoticization of other cultures ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-11-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Chicago
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University of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
Boston University
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University ⓘ Duke University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayne State University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology
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cultural anthropology ⓘ |
| genre | satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | sociocultural anthropology ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicFocus |
Nacirema (satirical representation of Americans)
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United States culture ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | critical reading of ethnographies ⓘ |
| influenced |
reflexive approaches in anthropology
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teaching of introductory anthropology ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of ethnocentrism in anthropology
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satirical analysis of American culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Horace Mitchell Miner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Body Ritual among the Nacirema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthropologist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ann Arbor, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork | 1956 ⓘ |
| taughtSubject |
anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
ethnographic description
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participant observation ⓘ |
| workPublishedIn | American Anthropologist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | Body Ritual among the Nacirema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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