The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall

Language, Memory, and Indigenous California

Andrew Garrett

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MIT Press
09 January 2024

Memorials, monuments; Historical & comparative linguistics; Higher & further education, tertiary education

A critical examination of the complex legacies of early Californian anthropology and linguistics for twenty-first-century communities.

A critical examination of the complex legacies of early Californian anthropology and linguistics for twenty-first-century communities.

In January 2021, at a time when many institutions were reevaluating fraught histories, the University of California removed anthropologist and linguist Alfred Kroeber's name from a building on its Berkeley campus. Critics accused Kroeber of racist and dehumanizing practices that harmed Indigenous people; university leaders repudiated his values. In The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall, Andrew Garrett examines Kroeber's work in the early twentieth century and his legacy today, asking how a vigorous opponent of racism and advocate for Indigenous rights in his own era became a symbol of his university's failed relationships with Native communities. Garrett argues that Kroeber's most important work has been overlooked- his collaborations with Indigenous people throughout California to record their languages and stories.

The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall offers new perspectives on the early practice of anthropology and linguistics and on its significance today and in the future. Kroeber's documentation was broader and more collaborative and multifaceted than is usually recognized. As a result, the records Indigenous people created while working with him are relevant throughout California as communities revive languages, names, songs, and stories. Garrett asks readers to consider these legacies, arguing that the University of California chose to reject critical self-examination when it unnamed Kroeber Hall.

By: Andrew Garrett
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 754g
ISBN: 9780262547093
ISBN 10: 0262547090
Pages: 472
Publication Date: 09 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures and Tables xi Abbreviations xv Acknowledgments xvii 1 Kroeber Hall 1 I INVENTING CALIFORNIA 2 Dispossession and Documentation 25 3 The Wellhead 49 II INDIGENOUS VOICES 4 Documentary Legacies 81 5 Language and Land 117 6 Collaborations 145 III NATIVE BODIES 7 Ishi's Choices 177 8 Ancestors 205 IV INDIAN LAND 9 Public Works 249 10 Institutional Elisions 277 11 Last Words 301 Notes 319 References 353 Index 423

Andrew Garrett is the Nadine M. Tang and Bruce L. Smith Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Director of the California Language Archive at the University of California, Berkeley. Since 2001, he has collaborated with the Yurok Tribe on the documentation and revitalization of the Yurok language.

Reviews for The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall: Language, Memory, and Indigenous California

“The glimmer of hope is that scholars such as Andrew Garrett exist, who can cut through the thought-terminating narratives of good vs evil and add much-needed noise. The author is not afraid to stare the discomfort of ambiguity in the face. The Unnaming of Kroeber Hall is a masterclass in rigorous, empathic scholarship.” —N.J. Enfield, Times Literary Supplement “A richly researched new book.... [Garrett] is an inveterate educator, and Kroeber’s story, whatever else it is, is a teaching opportunity—exactly the sort of thing that should not be erased.” —Alta Journal “A nuanced, well-researched and detailed account of early-twentieth-century anthropology and linguistics.... about much more than just Alfred Kroeber, but about institutional ignorance and misconduct. For Garret then, working to right some of the historical wrongs have only just begun.” —Anthropology Book Forum “Richly documented, complex....Garrett’s is the best work I know that explores the contradictions and unintended outcomes of what was long called “salvage” anthropology and linguistics.” —European Journal of Sociology