Summary: We open this series with a distinguished figure in American anthropology, Alice Beck Kehoe, who provides an illuminating, albeit blunt, history of the social and intellectual environment out of which the discipline of anthropology emerged in the United States. She discusses the roots of anthropological study in American military expansionism, the contributions of anthropologists like Franz Boas and Margaret Mead, her thoughts on the current state of American anthropology, and a particularly scintillating impetus for a teenaged Alice being attracted to the field. This five-part interview series was made possible by the American Anthropological Association, and all interviews took place during the 117th Annual Meeting, held November 14-18, 2018 in San Jose, CA. Check out the rest of the AAA podcast library to find even more great stories from anthropology! https://www.americananthro.org/
