Pandian—Anthropology
and the Western Tradition
1.what
does Pandian tell us is the purpose of his study?
2.what
is the “Western tradition”?
3.what
does Pandian mean by “authentic anthropology”?
4.what
historic time period does Pandian focus on, and why?
5.Pandian
argues:” the most distinctive characteristic of anthropology is the incorporation
of the Other into ourselves.What
does he mean by “inventing the human other”?
1.Why
is Africa a place of darkness in the novel? (not a “white patch for a boy
to dream about”?)
2.What
is the “civilizing mission” and the “white man’s burden”?