Anthro 211 Introduction to Anthropology: History, Theory, Method

General Links for Anthropology Online

Check these out! These links are good starting points for further information about anthropology, its history, methods and geopolitical contexts.

Remember as you delve into this vast world of information that materials on the web MUST be evaluated as critically as any other texts we consider in this course. For brief guidelines on thinking critically about the web, click HERE.

• Anthropology Research at Reed
  Guidelines for conducting research in anthropology at Reed. A must for anthro. majors!

• Public Anthropology Journal Archive Project
  An excellent website offering a searchable database of 3 major anthropology journals, as well as links on possibilities for activist anthropology, annotated photos and more.

• American Anthropological Association
  Home page of the American Anthropological Association. Find out what's happening in American anthropology. Brief history of the field, Section news, updates on policy debates, great links for anthropology resources on-line.

• Anthrobase Dictionary
  Norwegian anthropologist Finn Sivert Neilson's searchable anthropology "dictionary". Can search by theorist, terms, movements, etc. Spotty in places, but helpful in others.

• Anthropology Biography Web
  Minnesota State University Emuseum's Anthropology Biography Web, 537 bio's on people who have impacted Anthropology. Searchable alphabetically.

• Chicago Dept. of Anthropology
  History of anthropology at the Univ. of Chicago, home of many of the big names in American anthropology, by well-known historian of anthropology George Stocking.

• History of Anthropology Newsletter
  History of Anthropology Newsletter at the Univ. of Chicago put together by well-known historian of anthropology George Stocking and others; has archives of the newsletter with full text articles by Stocking and others on aspects of anthro. history.

• Experience Rich Anthropology
  Experience Rich Anthropology site; Centre for Social Anthropology and Computing (CSAC) - University of Kent at Canterbury; has on-line ethnographies, tips for making own anthro. websites.

• History of Anthropology Resources
  Timothy Mason's Resources for a History of Anthropology; lots of links to full-text articles and reviews, information on Spencer and Gillen (the guys whose research among Australian aborigines Durkheim and Levi-Strauss rely on), Malinowski, Margaret Mead.

• Map Database!
  Great site to search by country for over 20,000 online maps.

• Perry Castenedas Library Map Collection
  Excellent digital collection of historical and contemporay maps at the University of Texas. Links to other sites' maps.