Author: Gill, Lesley

Source: Focaal, Volume 2007, Number 50, Winter 2007 , pp. 139-145(7)

Abstract:

Debates about the relationship of anthropology to the U. S. national security establishment are not new, and anthropologists are now forced to confront the issue again. Since the 11 September attacks, the U. S. military has stepped up efforts to recruit anthropologists to fight the so-called "war on terror," and a group of self-identified "security anthropologists" have organized for more recognition and legitimation within the American Anthropological Association. The article considers what is new about the current controversy, and it examines the issues at stake for anthropologists and the people who they study. It argues that anthropologists need to raise anew basic questions about their disciplinary and intellectual endeavors and that they must re-educate themselves on the realities of power.

Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGIST; CULTURE; ETHICS; NATIONAL SECURITY; POWER

DOI: 10.3167/foc.2007.500110

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