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==Legacy==
PowdermakerOf wrotethe many books and articles overHortense herPowdermaker lifetime,wrote howeverduring thereher arecareer, a few that stand out more than others. Herher ethnographies on Northern Rhodesians, Hollywood, and Indianola and her comparison of these and one another ethnography are still recognized today as important works.
===Deep South===
Her study ''After Freedom'' of [[Indianola, Mississippi]], was importantpublished as it''After Freedom'', was one of the first studies of modern American culture by an anthropologist, as well as one of the first academic studies of an interracial community. This study was conducted from 1932 to 1934 and is of particular importance mainlyfor becauseher shehaving successfully completed participant observation in both Whitewhite and Black communitiespopulations, despite the danger of doing soinvolved. HerThis groundbreakingstudy theorywas whichthe arosesoure fromof thisher studygroundbreaking wastheory herfocusing explanation ofon the psychological adaptation undergone by Blacks and Whiteswhites due to their interracial environment.<ref>Gacs, Ute, Aisha Khan, Jerrie McIntyre, Ruth Weinburg ed. ''Anthropologists: Selected Biographies''. Library of Congress: United States, 1989, p. 293</ref>
===Hollywood===
Most people, outside of the field of anthropology, who know of Powdermaker, know her from her study of Hollywood. ''Hollywood, the Dream Factory'', published in 1950 is known today asremains the only serious anthropological study of Hollywood.
===Zambia===
In order to write ''Copper Town'', Powdermaker had to overcome some difficulties. It has been criticized by many social anthropologists who didobjected not liketo her use of psychological conceptconcepts as well as her lack of “linguistic preparation”.<ref>Gacs, Ute, Aisha Khan, Jerrie McIntyre, Ruth Weinburg ed. ''Anthropologists: Selected Biographies''. Library of Congress: United States, 1989, p. 295 </ref> Nevertheless, it is an important work when looking atregarding the effects of the cinema on African culture as shepresented presentsin an anthropological perspective.
===Comparisons===
''Stranger and Friend'', published in 1966, wasis a comparison of her four ethnographic studies, and providesproviding an insight into her own understanding of her works.<ref>Gacs, Ute, Aisha Khan, Jerrie McIntyre, Ruth Weinburg ed. ''Anthropologists: Selected Biographies''. Library of Congress: United States, 1989, p. 294. </ref> This book is also held highlyin high regard in the anthropological community due tofor its “insight into the anthropological enterprise”.<ref>Gacs, Ute, Aisha Khan, Jerrie McIntyre, Ruth Weinburg ed. ''Anthropologists: Selected Biographies''. Library of Congress: United States, 1989, p. 299</ref>
==''Copper Town: Changing Africa''==
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