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Peter Benedict: A portrait from the history of ethnography in Turkey

Peter Benedict: Türkiye etnografi tarihinden bir portre

Ali Sipahi(Özyeğin Üniversitesi)0000-0001-6160-2601
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4–19
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2022-12-31
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Designed in life history format, thanks to the help of details about his personal life, this article aims to present Benedict as a human being with his successes and anxieties.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Peter Benedict (1938–2006) is an underrecognized figure in the history of anthropology in Turkey even though his Ula research, published in 1974, has been one of the most meticulous studies on the Anatolian countryside.
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Key Findings & Data:This article unveils a biographical portrait of Benedict by utilizing the archival resources that consist of personal correspondences from the 1960s and 70s as well as oral history interviews conducted by the author.
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⚙️Variables:tarihsel antropoloji · siyasal hayat · antropoloji tarihi

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Peter Benedict (1938–2006) is an underrecognized figure in the history of anthropology in Turkey even though his Ula research, published in 1974, has been one of the most meticulous studies on the Anatolian countryside. This article unveils a biographical portrait of Benedict by utilizing the archival resources that consist of personal correspondences from the 1960s and 70s as well as oral history interviews conducted by the author. In addition, by analyzing his publications, it demonstrates Benedict’s authentic contributions to the literature and emphasizes the originality of his approach to the post-World War II transformations through the point of view of the townsmen. Designed in life history format, thanks to the help of details about his personal life, this article aims to present Benedict as a human being with his successes and anxieties.

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Peter Benedict 1960’lı yıllar Türkiyesi’nde arkeolojik ve etnografik araştırmalar yapmış, 1970’lerin başında Ankara Ford Vakfı’nda çalışmış, ve Ula kasabası üzerine yayınladığı kitap ve makalelerle Türkiye çalışmalarına önemli katkılar sunmuş bir antropologdur. Ne var ki, sonraki senelerde Türkiye ve genel olarak akademi ile bağlantısının kopmasından dolayı sosyal bilimler tarihindeki yeri bilinmemektedir. Bu makale, arşiv ve sözlü tarih kaynakları ile Benedict’in hem biyografik bir portresini çıkarmayı hem de Türkiye antropolojisine katkılarını tartışmayı amaçlamaktadır. Makale ayrıca 1980’lerden sonra Amerikan hükümetlerine bağlı olarak uluslararası kalkındırma projelerinde yönetici pozisyonunda çalışmış Benedict’in hayat hikayesi ve araştırmalarını bir bütün olarak ele alarak kendisini 2. Dünya Savaşı sonrasında hızla gelişen sosyal politika yönelimli uygulamalı sosyal bilimler bağlamında değerlendirir.

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Sipahi, A. (2022). Peter Benedict: A portrait from the history of ethnography in Turkey. Antropoloji, Sayı: 44, 4–19. https://doi.org/10.33613/antropolojidergisi.1081152

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