Hortense Powdermaker - Wikipedia
Hortense Powdermaker (December 24, 1896 – June 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist best known for her ethnographic studies of African Americans in rural America and of Hollywood.
Hortense Powdermaker and the Anthropology of Modern Life
Dec 24, 2023 · At the time of her death in 1970, Hortense Powdermaker could look back on an unconventional, varied career that opened a tumbling galaxy of new research options for those …
Hortense Powdermaker - Jewish Women's Archive
In Brief. Anthropologist Hortense Powdermaker used her experiences of anti-Semitism and “passing” to offer new insights into how societies manage tensions between insiders and …
Powdermaker’s Anthropology by Sherry B. Ortner « …
Powdermaker had become drawn to the culture-and-personality theories of American anthropology of that era. Thus one of the central points of her Hollywood book is that …
Hortense Powdermaker | Cultural Anthropology, Race Relations, …
Hortense Powdermaker (born Dec. 24, 1900, Philadelphia—died June 15, 1970, Berkeley, Calif., U.S.) was a U.S. cultural anthropologist who helped to initiate the anthropological study of …
Hortense Powdermaker Is Dead; An Authority on Varied Cultures
Jun 17, 1970 · BERKELEY, Calif., June 16— Dr. Hortense Powdermaker, an anthropologist and author who taught at Queens College for many years, died of a heart at tack at her home here …
Powdermaker spent most of her time between 1953 and 1954, was a mining economy that had experienced unprecedented growth during the post-World War II years, attracting masses of …
Hortense Powdermaker, the Berkeley Years (1967-1970): A …
Before she died in Berkeley, California, in June 1970, Hortense Powdermaker was actively involved in a study of the Berkeley youth culture and in the preparation of a book-length …
Powdermaker, Hortense - Encyclopedia.com
POWDERMAKER, HORTENSE (1896–1970), pioneering scholar in American anthropology. Powdermaker was born in Philadelphia, one of four children of Minnie (Jacoby) and Louis …
Hollywood, the Dream Factory: An Anthropologist Looks at the …
Jan 11, 2023 · Hortense Powdermaker (December 24, 1900 – June 16, 1970) was an American anthropologist best known for her ethnographic studies of African Americans in rural America …
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