The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall
Language, Memory, and Indigenous California
$120.40
- Paperback
472 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2024
Summary
A critical examination of the complex legacies of early Californian anthropology and linguistics for twenty-first-century communities.
In January 2021, at a time when many institutions were reevaluating fraught histories, the University of California removed anthropologist and linguist Alfred Kroeber’s name from a building on its Berkeley campus. Critics accused Kroeber of racist and dehumanizing practices that harmed Indigenous people; university leaders repudiated his values. In
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262547093 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262547090 |
| Author: | Andrew Garrett |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 472 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2024 |
| Weight: | 754g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
“The glimmer of hope is that scholars such as Andrew Garrett exist, who can cut through the thought-terminating narratives of good vs evil and add much-needed noise. The author is not afraid to stare the discomfort of ambiguity in the face. The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall is a masterclass in rigorous, empathic scholarship.”
—N.J. Enfield, Times Literary Supplement
“A richly researched new book…. [Garrett] is an inveterate educator, and Kroeber’s story, whatever else it is, is a teaching opportunity—exactly the sort of thing that should not be erased.”
—Alta Journal
“A nuanced, well-researched and detailed account of early-twentieth-century anthropology and linguistics…. about much more than just Alfred Kroeber, but about institutional ignorance and misconduct. For Garret then, working to right some of the historical wrongs have only just begun.”
—Anthropology Book Forum
“Richly documented, complex….Garrett’s is the best work I know that explores the contradictions and unintended outcomes of what was long called “salvage” anthropology and linguistics.”
—European Journal of Sociology
About The Author
Andrew Garrett
Andrew Garrett is the Nadine M. Tang and Bruce L. Smith Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Director of the California Language Archive at the University of California, Berkeley. Since 2001, he has collaborated with the Yurok Tribe on the documentation and revitalization of the Yurok language.
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