Talk:Colin Turnbull

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So Turnbull rejected objectivity. How would this place him in terms of say, Geertz? Or Mallinowski? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by USER NAME OR IP (talk • contribs).

Use of the phrase "objectivity"
I think the use of the term "objectivity" is misleading here because it makes him sound like a postmodernist or structuralist. Changed to "neutrality". If anyone has any objections, please post them.--Aeranis 21:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

"Reviled the Ik"
"He idealized the BaMbuti and reviled the Ik, and described the latter as lacking any sense of altruism, in that they force their children out of their homes at the age of three, and gorge on whatever occasional excesses of food they might find until they became sick, rather than save or share. However, several anthropologists have since argued that a particularly serious famine suffered by the Ik during the period of Turnbull's visit may have distorted their normal behaviour and customs."

Isn't that exactly what he argues in The Mountain People? He doesn't just show up and say "these people lack altruism, how horrid", he acknowledges the effect of the famine and the injustice done by forbidding their previous hunter-gathering lifestyle. Lfh 14:09, 14 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Yup, the entire point of his book was the effect that being forced out of their traditional hunting ground to make way for a wildlife preserve had had on their culture--that chronic starvation had broken down the normal, human, and HUMANE parts of their society. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.234.125.21 (talk) 00:27, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Joseph Towles
Towles is not really noteworthy except for his relationship with Turnbull. He was not a noted anthropologist. Following other models that seem appropriate, I've incorporated the Towles material into the entry for Turnbull, and redirected the former "Joseph Towles" entry to the appropriate point in this entry. For a comparable example, see the entry for "Charles Beard" and the section for his wife "Mary Beard". Not all couples merit separate entries -- not all couples are Ellen & Portia or Bill & Hillary -- yet it makes sense to tell the story of a spouse or partner when it makes sense.

I think that the Towles material could be shortened -- his publications are not noteworthy. More interesting are Turnbull's efforts to get the work published. I'm interested to see what people think. Just FYI, I came to these pages working the LGBT Project without any background in anthropology. Bmclaughlin9 (talk) 04:27, 4 December 2009 (UTC)

broken links
the links to "ik" and "the mountain people" lead you to some information about some moron connected with lady gaga. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.7.75.50 (talk) 05:42, 8 October 2010 (UTC)

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