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  • Clifford Geertz has been called the most original anthropologist of his genera... Clifford Geertz has been called the most original anthropologist of his generation - and this reputation rests largely on the huge contributions to the methodology and approaches of anthropological interpretation that he outlined in The... more
  • There is arguably no more famous book about the arts of interpretation and ana... There is arguably no more famous book about the arts of interpretation and analysis than Sigmund Freud s 1899 Interpretation of Dreams. Though the original edition of just 600 copies took eight years to sell out it eventually became a classic text... more
  • There is arguably no more famous book about the arts of interpretation and ana... There is arguably no more famous book about the arts of interpretation and analysis than Sigmund Freud s 1899 Interpretation of Dreams. Though the original edition of just 600 copies took eight years to sell out it eventually became a classic text... more
  • Franz Boas s 1940 Race Language and Culture is a monumentally important text i... Franz Boas s 1940 Race Language and Culture is a monumentally important text in the history of its discipline collecting the articles and essays that helped make Boas known as the father of American anthropology. An encapsulation of a career... more
  • Thomas Robert Malthus 1798 Essay on the Principle of Population helped change ... Thomas Robert Malthus 1798 Essay on the Principle of Population helped change the direction of economics politics and the natural sciences with its reasoning and problem solving. The central topic of the essay was the idea extremely prevalent in the... more
  • The essay for which The Sacred Wood is primarily remembered is one of the most... The essay for which The Sacred Wood is primarily remembered is one of the most famous pieces of criticism in English: Tradition and the Individual Talent helped to re-orientate arguments about the study of literature and its production by redefining... more
  • The Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede is recognized as a pioneer in the fiel... The Dutch anthropologist Geert Hofstede is recognized as a pioneer in the fields of international management and social psychology - and his work is a perfect example of the ways in which interpretative skills can help solve problems and provide the... more
  • Homi K. Bhabha s 1994 The Location of Culture is one of the founding texts of ... Homi K. Bhabha s 1994 The Location of Culture is one of the founding texts of the branch of literary theory called postcolonialism. While postcolonialism has many strands at its heart lies the question of interpreting and understanding encounters... more
  • The history of anthropology is to a large extent the history of differing mode... The history of anthropology is to a large extent the history of differing modes of interpretation. As anthropologists have long known examining analyzing and recording cultures in the quest to understand humankind as a whole is a vastly complex task... more
  • Roland Barthes s 1967 essay The Death of the Author argues against the traditi... Roland Barthes s 1967 essay The Death of the Author argues against the traditional practice of incorporating the intentions and biographical context of an author into textual interpretation because of the resultant limitations imposed on a text.... more
  • Edward Said s Orientalism is a masterclass in the art of interpretation wedded... Edward Said s Orientalism is a masterclass in the art of interpretation wedded to close analysis. Interpretation is characterized by close attention to the meanings of terms by clarifying questioning definitions and positing clear definitions.... more
  • Mythologies is a masterpiece of analysis and interpretation. At its heart Bart... Mythologies is a masterpiece of analysis and interpretation. At its heart Barthes s collection of essays about the mythologies of modern life treats everyday objects and ideas - from professional wrestling to the Tour de France to Greta Garbo s face... more
  • Roland Barthes s 1967 essay The Death of the Author argues against the traditi... Roland Barthes s 1967 essay The Death of the Author argues against the traditional practice of incorporating the intentions and biographical context of an author into textual interpretation because of the resultant limitations imposed on a text.... more
  • Herrnstein & Murray s The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raise... Herrnstein & Murray s The Bell Curve is a deeply controversial text that raises serious issues about the stakes involved in reasoning and interpretation. The authors central contention is that intelligence is the primary factor determining social... more
  • Michael R. Gottfredson and Travish Hirschi s 1990 A General Theory of Crime is... Michael R. Gottfredson and Travish Hirschi s 1990 A General Theory of Crime is a classic text that helped reshape the discipline of criminology. It is also a testament to the powers of clear reasoning and interpretation. In critical thinking terms... more
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