Colonial ethnography
West New Guinea (1950-1962)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2854843 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan J De Wolf (Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies), Jaarsma S R |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 148 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-124 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-90003170 |
| OpenAlex | W1971901786 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
During the 1960s and '70s the relation between colonialism and anthropology was, for a time, a much discussed topic.An early contribution was Macquet's (1964) article, Objectivity in Anthropology.Macquet claimed that there were two theoretical anthropological perspectives which had served colonialism in Africa.Evolutionism had justified colonial conquest and expansion, and functionalism had been useful during the next stage of colonial consolidation and administration.Macquet's analysis presupposes a direct link between the 'objective' socio-economic conditions of a group and its mental productions.However, the individuals concerned need not be aware of this connection.Nor does Macquet's analysis imply that anthropological writing did, in fact, help maintain the colonial system to a significant degree.'What matters is that anthropology was oriented as though it wanted to preserve the existing situation ' (1964:49).Macquet's argument is difficult to evaluate, because it is characterized by extremely broad generalizations at a very high level of abstraction.Still, the basic message which Macquet wants to convey is quite simple.Major theoretical perspectives in anthropology prevail because they serve colonial interests.A more sophisticated perspective, leaving room for contradictions and ambiguities, was offered by Asad (1973).Nevertheless, it is also clear for
Applied anthropology · CONQUEST · Consolidation · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
Jan Verschueren's Description of Yéi-Nan Culture
"Loosely structured societies" in Netherlands New Guinea
The Kapauku Papuans of West New Guinea
The secretaryship of the colonial social science research council
The colonial office and the organization of social research
Whose frame of reference? One anthropologist's experience
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2025 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |