Anthony F. C. Wallace
Encyclopedia
Anthony Francis Clarke Wallace (1923- ) is a Canadian-American anthropologist who specializes in Native American cultures, especially the Iroquois
. His research expresses an interest in the intersection of cultural anthropology and psychology. He is famous for the theory of revitalization movement
s.
He was born in Toronto
, Ontario, in 1923, the son of the historian Paul Wallace
, and did both undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania
, where he was a student of A. Irving Hallowell and Frank Speck
. He received his Ph.D. in 1950. He later taught at the University of Pennsylvania, where his students included the anthropologist Raymond D. Fogelson
.
He was also for a time the Director of Clinical Research at the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
. His research expresses an interest in the intersection of cultural anthropology and psychology. He is famous for the theory of revitalization movement
Revitalization movement
In 1956, Anthony F. C. Wallace published a paper called "Revitalization Movements" to describe how cultures change themselves. A revitalization movement is a "deliberate, organized, conscious effort by members of a society to construct a more satisfying culture" In 1956, Anthony F. C. Wallace...
s.
He was born in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario, in 1923, the son of the historian Paul Wallace
Paul Wallace (historian)
Paul A. W. Wallace was a Canadian historian and anthropologist who specialized in colonial American history, focusing on Pennsylvania Germans and Native Americans.He was the father of the anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace.-References:...
, and did both undergraduate and graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, where he was a student of A. Irving Hallowell and Frank Speck
Frank Speck
Frank Gouldsmith Speck was an American anthropologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the Algonquian and Iroquoian peoples among the Eastern Woodland Native Americans of the United States and First Nations peoples of eastern boreal Canada.-Early life and...
. He received his Ph.D. in 1950. He later taught at the University of Pennsylvania, where his students included the anthropologist Raymond D. Fogelson
Raymond D. Fogelson
Raymond D. Fogelson is an American anthropologist known for his research on American Indians of the southeastern United States, especially the Cherokee. He is considered a founder of the subdiscipline of ethnohistory....
.
He was also for a time the Director of Clinical Research at the Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.
Works
- (1949) King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung 1700-1763
- (1952) The Modal Personality Structure of the Tuscarora Indians, as Revealed by the Rorschach Test. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office.
- (1961) Culture and Personality. New York: Random House. and 1970
- (1966) Religion: An Anthropological View.
- (1969) (with Sheila C. Steen) The Death and Rebirth of the Seneca. New York: Random House
- (1978) Rockdale: The growth of an American village in the early industrial revolution. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
- (1987) Saint Clair: a Nineteenth Century Coal Town's Experience with a Disaster-Prone Industry. New York: Random House
- (1988) with corrections as paperback: Cornell University PressCornell University PressThe Cornell University Press, established in 1869 but inactive from 1884 to 1930, was the first university publishing enterprise in the United States.A division of Cornell University, it is housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage....
, Ithaca and London ISBN 0-8014-9900-3 LCCN n/88/4772
- (1988) with corrections as paperback: Cornell University Press
- (1993) "The Long, Bitter Trail." New York: Hill and Wang
- (1999) "Jefferson and the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans." Cambridge, MA: Belknap/Harvard
Sources
- Darnell, Regna (2006) "Keeping the Faith: A Legacy of Native American Ethnography, Ethnohistory, and Psychology." In: New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations, ed. by Sergei A. Kan and Pauline Turner Strong, pp. 3–16. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
- Kan, Sergei A., and Pauline Turner Strong (2006) Introduction. In: New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations, pp. xi-xlii. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
External links
- Anthony F. C. Wallace Papers at the American Philosophical SocietyAmerican Philosophical SocietyThe American Philosophical Society, founded in 1743, and located in Philadelphia, Pa., is an eminent scholarly organization of international reputation, that promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities through excellence in scholarly research, professional meetings, publications,...