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'''Annette Barbara Weiner''' née '''Cohen''' (February 14, 1933 - 7 December 1997) was an American anthropologist, Kriser Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, chair of the Anthropology Department, dean of the social sciences, and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at [[New York University]]. She was known for her ethnographic work in the [[Trobriand Islands]] and her development of the concept of [[Inalienable possessions|inalienable wealth]] in social anthropological theory. |
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| ⚫ | Her dissertation studied the contribution of women to the economy of Trobriand society, which had been the site of [[Bronislaw Malinowski]]'s renowned studies of the [[Kula exchange]]. She demonstrated that women's contributions were highly significant but largely erased from record because the cultural focus was on the distribution and exchange of valuables rather than its production.<ref>Gary Ferraro, Susan Andreatta. 2011. Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. Cengage Learning, pp. 86–87.</ref> The dissertation was published in 1976 by University of Texas Press under the title: ''Women of Value, Men of Renown: New Perspectives in Trobriand Exchange''. It received intense attention and became a highly influential piece of feminist anthropology. In 1992 she published the book ''Inalienable Possessions: The paradox of keeping-while-giving'' at the University of California Press, in which she built on work by [[Marcel Mauss]] and Malinowski to present a theory of value and exchange in which there is a basic distinction between alienable and inalienable forms of wealth. Inalienable wealth is a kind of possession that is inalienably tied to its original possessor and which if given away retains some part of them, such wealth has the power to create lasting social divisions.<ref name=century>Regna Darnell, Frederic Wright Gleach (eds.) 2002. Celebrating a Century of the American Anthropological Association: Presidential Portraits. U of Nebraska Press, 2002. pp. 285–288.</ref> |
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She was Kriser Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at New York University. She was also founding member and president of the [[Society for Cultural Anthropology]] and president of the [[American Anthropological Association]] whose Distinguished Service Award she received in 1997.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/nyregion/annette-barbara-weiner-64-anthropologist-and-nyu-dean.html|publisher=NY Times|author=Wolfgang Saxon|title=Annette Barbara Weiner, 64, Anthropologist and N.Y.U. Dean}}</ref> |
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A Guggenheim Fellow,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gf.org/fellows/all-fellows/annette-b-weiner/|title=Annette B. Weiner|publisher=John Simon Guggenheim Foundation|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> she was also a founding member and president of the [[Society for Cultural Anthropology]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://culanth.org/about/about-the-society/history|title=History|publisher=Society for Cultural Anthropology|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> and president of the [[American Anthropological Association]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/asao/pacific/honoraryf/weiner.htm|title=Annette Weiner|accessdate=December 16, 2019}}</ref> whose Distinguished Service Award she received in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/18/nyregion/annette-barbara-weiner-64-anthropologist-and-nyu-dean.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Wolfgang Saxon|title=Annette Barbara Weiner, 64, Anthropologist and N.Y.U. Dean|date=December 19, 1997}}</ref><ref name=century/> In her final presidential address to the AAA, "Culture and Our Discontents," Weiner argued that "a commitment to a global comparative perspective can provide an innovative postmodern frame" for the discipline.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Herbjørnsrud, Dag|date=May 10, 2019|title=Beyond decolonizing: global intellectual history and reconstruction of a comparative method|journal=Global Intellectual History|pages=1–27|doi=10.1080/23801883.2019.1616310|issn=2380-1883}}</ref> |
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==Publications== |
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* ''Women of Value, Men of Renown: New Perspectives in Trobriand Exchange'', 1976 |
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* ''The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea'', 1987 |
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* ''Cloth and human experience'', 1989 |
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* ''Inalienable possessions : the paradox of keeping-while-giving'', 1992 |
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==External links== |
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*[http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/archives/weiner/ Anette Weiner Papers:] New York University Archives at New York University |
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 12 January 2024
Annette Barbara Weiner née Cohen (February 14, 1933 - 7 December 1997) was an American anthropologist, Kriser Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, chair of the Anthropology Department, dean of the social sciences, and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Science at New York University. She was known for her ethnographic work in the Trobriand Islands and her development of the concept of inalienable wealth in social anthropological theory.
Her dissertation studied the contribution of women to the economy of Trobriand society, which had been the site of Bronislaw Malinowski's renowned studies of the Kula exchange. She demonstrated that women's contributions were highly significant but largely erased from record because the cultural focus was on the distribution and exchange of valuables rather than its production.[1] The dissertation was published in 1976 by University of Texas Press under the title: Women of Value, Men of Renown: New Perspectives in Trobriand Exchange. It received intense attention and became a highly influential piece of feminist anthropology. In 1992 she published the book Inalienable Possessions: The paradox of keeping-while-giving at the University of California Press, in which she built on work by Marcel Mauss and Malinowski to present a theory of value and exchange in which there is a basic distinction between alienable and inalienable forms of wealth. Inalienable wealth is a kind of possession that is inalienably tied to its original possessor and which if given away retains some part of them, such wealth has the power to create lasting social divisions.[2]
A Guggenheim Fellow,[3] she was also a founding member and president of the Society for Cultural Anthropology[4] and president of the American Anthropological Association[5] whose Distinguished Service Award she received in 1997.[6][2] In her final presidential address to the AAA, "Culture and Our Discontents," Weiner argued that "a commitment to a global comparative perspective can provide an innovative postmodern frame" for the discipline.[7]
Publications
[edit]- Women of Value, Men of Renown: New Perspectives in Trobriand Exchange, 1976
- The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea, 1987
- Cloth and human experience, 1989
- Inalienable possessions : the paradox of keeping-while-giving, 1992
References
[edit]- ^ Gary Ferraro, Susan Andreatta. 2011. Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. Cengage Learning, pp. 86–87.
- ^ a b Regna Darnell, Frederic Wright Gleach (eds.) 2002. Celebrating a Century of the American Anthropological Association: Presidential Portraits. U of Nebraska Press, 2002. pp. 285–288.
- ^ "Annette B. Weiner". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "History". Society for Cultural Anthropology. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Annette Weiner". Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Wolfgang Saxon (December 19, 1997). "Annette Barbara Weiner, 64, Anthropologist and N.Y.U. Dean". The New York Times.
- ^ Herbjørnsrud, Dag (May 10, 2019). "Beyond decolonizing: global intellectual history and reconstruction of a comparative method". Global Intellectual History: 1–27. doi:10.1080/23801883.2019.1616310. ISSN 2380-1883.
External links
[edit]- Anette Weiner Papers: New York University Archives at New York University
