Younger anthropologists have the notion that anthropology is too diverse. The number of things done under the name of anthropology is just infinite; you can do anything and call it anthropology

I do think the attempt to raise consciousness has succeeded. People are very aware of gender concerns now

A scholar can hardly be better employed than in destroying a fear.

Meaning is socially, historically, and rhetorically constructed.

I don't feel that an atmosphere of debate and total disagreement and argument is such a bad thing. It makes for a vital and alive field.

I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it.

The North African mule talks always of his mother's brother, the horse, but never of his father, the donkey, in favor of others supposedly more reputable.