Papers by Priscila Faulhaber
RESUMO: Este trabalho focaliza a produção da etnografia Ticuna de Curt Nimuendajú. A análise abra... more RESUMO: Este trabalho focaliza a produção da etnografia Ticuna de Curt Nimuendajú. A análise abrange o exame de alinhamentos entre antropólogos, as instituições científicas e as agências filantrópicas que financiavam pesquisas etnográficas entre 1930 e 1945, cujo escopo passava pela redefinição de "áreas culturais" ou "áreas geográficas" pelo seu interesse estratégico. Em tempos de guerra, os índios na fronteira amazônica apareciam como símbolo da integração pan-americana em projetos conduzidos por Julian Steward na Smithsonian Institution. Além do sentido geopolítico, as terras indígenas na região tinham um caráter de "fronteira antropológica". A fronteira cultural estava, embora indiretamente, associada à "fronteira econômica", visto que a borracha nativa na floresta tropical amazônica passou a ser produto estratégico. Com base no exame de documentos depositados em diferentes arquivos do Brasil e dos Estados Unidos, o trabalho focaliza as interlocuções de antropólogos que participaram da avaliação do financiamento do trabalho de campo de Nimuendajú. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Produção etnográfica, áreas culturais, áreas geográficas, fronteira antropológica, sistema de produtividade, patrimônio cultural.
Mana, Jan 1, 1998
Após uma introdução de Stocking Jr., que trabalha sobre a obra de Boas desde os anos 60, é reedit... more Após uma introdução de Stocking Jr., que trabalha sobre a obra de Boas desde os anos 60, é reeditado "The Study of Geography", de 1887, onde o próprio Boas aborda o método e os limites da disciplina. Neste artigo, ele não pretende tender nem para o lado do físico nem ...
Mana, Jan 1, 2011
This paper examines the establishment of offices of the Smithsonian Institute of Social Anthropol... more This paper examines the establishment of offices of the Smithsonian Institute of Social Anthropology (ISA) in Mexico and Brazil. The Smithsonian's presence depended on diplomatic agreements that required acceptance from the host countries. The article analyzes written documents such as interviews and institutional records to explore the relationship between the discourses and practices involved in the anthropological contribution to the US war effort. This analysis presumes a basic understanding of concepts used at the time, such as 'applied anthropology,' 'area studies' and 'community studies,' as well as definitions specifically used by the Smithsonian's anthropologists, such as 'limited good' and 'culture shock.' The comparative method is relevant to understanding what happened in the two countries. In Mexico, political negotiations and other factors delayed its implantation. In Brazil the process involved inter-institutional disputes. A closer look at these interactions leads to an analysis of the hierarchic interrelationships involved in the creation of the Institute.
Cadernos de História da Ciência, Jan 1, 2008
O objetivo deste trabalho é comparar duas unidades de pesquisa da Amazônia: Imani/Universidade Na... more O objetivo deste trabalho é comparar duas unidades de pesquisa da Amazônia: Imani/Universidade Nacional da Colômbia e o Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Enfatiza-se, na história desses dois institutos, sua significação como centros na história da ciência na Amazônia. Parte, em uma antropologia da política científica, de indagações sobre relações entre campo científico e tradução. A análise focaliza as relações entre projetos nacionais e intervenção regional, em uma discussão sobre as definições de "fronteira científica" e os limites da autonomia científica. Diferentes disciplinas da biologia ou das ciências humanas têm alcances variados no campo científico, ainda que sejam complementares nos programas de pesquisa sobre processos desenvolvimento sustentável ou de proteção indigenista. Ambos os institutos desenvolvem programas de pesquisa e pós-graduação em um sistema onde predominam relações verticais determinadas pelos centros científicos "estabelecidos", apesar da concepção de simetria cara a uma concepção dinâmica de difusão e tradução científica. Este trabalho, portanto, sublinha a especificidade dos institutos amazônicos como um local da pesquisa científica profissional.
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências …, Jan 1, 2010
The article bears on the trajectories of General Rafael Uribe Uribe (1859-1914) and the political... more The article bears on the trajectories of General Rafael Uribe Uribe (1859-1914) and the political leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitán (1898-1948) by the examination of literary and biographic texts. Uribe inspired Gabriel García Márquez (1928-) in his creation of the protagonist of the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Márquez's career as a writer began in 1948, when Gaitán died. The assassination of this leader resulted in the so-called 'Violence', catalyzed with the impossibility, within the Colombian political field, of the social transformation from the 'bottom up', proposed by Gaitán. It is interesting to examine in the historicity of myths and practices of Colombian political culture, the singular circumstances of the assassination of these two leaders.
Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Curt Unckel nasceu em Iena (Turíngia, Alemanha) e chegou ao Brasil em 1903. Realizou pesquisas na... more Curt Unckel nasceu em Iena (Turíngia, Alemanha) e chegou ao Brasil em 1903. Realizou pesquisas na Amazônia desde 1905. Publicou muitos trabalhos em alemão e português. Visitou os Ticuna pela primeira vez em 1929 e morreu entre estes índios em 1945. A partir de 1930, iniciou sua colaboração com o antropólogo Robert Lowie, que se tornou editor de suas monografias, publicadas em inglês por editoras universitárias dos Estados Unidos, como a Universidade da Califórnia.
Weather, local knowledge and everyday life: issues in …, Jan 1, 2009
Global indigenous media: cultures, …, Jan 1, 2008
This paper examines the establishment
of offices of the Smithsonian Institute
of Social Anthropol... more This paper examines the establishment
of offices of the Smithsonian Institute
of Social Anthropology (ISA) in Mexico
and Brazil. The Smithsonian’s presence
depended on diplomatic agreements
that required acceptance from the host
countries. The article analyzes written
documents such as interviews and
institutional records to explore the relationship
between the discourses and
practices involved in the anthropological
contribution to the US war effort. This
analysis presumes a basic understanding
of concepts used at the time, such as
‘applied anthropology,’ ‘area studies’ and
‘community studies,’ as well as definitions
specifically used by the Smithsonian’s
anthropologists, such as ‘limited good’ and
‘culture shock.’ The comparative method is
relevant to understanding what happened
in the two countries. In Mexico, political
negotiations and other factors delayed its
implantation. In Brazil the process involved
inter-institutional disputes. A closer look at
these interactions leads to an analysis of
the hierarchic interrelationships involved
in the creation of the Institute.
Key words Pan-Americanism, War Effort,
Discourses of Social Scientists, Comparative
Method, Scientific Heritage,
Culture Shock
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Papers by Priscila Faulhaber
of offices of the Smithsonian Institute
of Social Anthropology (ISA) in Mexico
and Brazil. The Smithsonian’s presence
depended on diplomatic agreements
that required acceptance from the host
countries. The article analyzes written
documents such as interviews and
institutional records to explore the relationship
between the discourses and
practices involved in the anthropological
contribution to the US war effort. This
analysis presumes a basic understanding
of concepts used at the time, such as
‘applied anthropology,’ ‘area studies’ and
‘community studies,’ as well as definitions
specifically used by the Smithsonian’s
anthropologists, such as ‘limited good’ and
‘culture shock.’ The comparative method is
relevant to understanding what happened
in the two countries. In Mexico, political
negotiations and other factors delayed its
implantation. In Brazil the process involved
inter-institutional disputes. A closer look at
these interactions leads to an analysis of
the hierarchic interrelationships involved
in the creation of the Institute.
Key words Pan-Americanism, War Effort,
Discourses of Social Scientists, Comparative
Method, Scientific Heritage,
Culture Shock
of offices of the Smithsonian Institute
of Social Anthropology (ISA) in Mexico
and Brazil. The Smithsonian’s presence
depended on diplomatic agreements
that required acceptance from the host
countries. The article analyzes written
documents such as interviews and
institutional records to explore the relationship
between the discourses and
practices involved in the anthropological
contribution to the US war effort. This
analysis presumes a basic understanding
of concepts used at the time, such as
‘applied anthropology,’ ‘area studies’ and
‘community studies,’ as well as definitions
specifically used by the Smithsonian’s
anthropologists, such as ‘limited good’ and
‘culture shock.’ The comparative method is
relevant to understanding what happened
in the two countries. In Mexico, political
negotiations and other factors delayed its
implantation. In Brazil the process involved
inter-institutional disputes. A closer look at
these interactions leads to an analysis of
the hierarchic interrelationships involved
in the creation of the Institute.
Key words Pan-Americanism, War Effort,
Discourses of Social Scientists, Comparative
Method, Scientific Heritage,
Culture Shock