Papers by Carol Hendrickson
HAU: Journal of Ethnograhic Theory, 2021
This paper considers issues raised while working at the intersection of anthropology and visual a... more This paper considers issues raised while working at the intersection of anthropology and visual art in Everglades National Park and during the months that followed. Based on a May 2019 residency as an AIRIE (Artist in Residence in Everglades) fellow, the material expression of my efforts consists of volumes of visual fieldnotes and what I call anthro-artists' books. For this paper I take an intimate route, one that foregrounds the experience of being in a place and attempting work at disciplinary intersections. Set against a backdrop of theoretical issues in both anthropology and art as well as overarching social, cultural, ecological, and political concerns of the region, the resulting journals and handmade books are meant to create an emotional, emplaced, and bodily experience for the people who engage with them. — The paper is available https://doi.org/10.1086/718320
Anthropology and Humanism, 2019
Paper available at: https://www.marlboro.edu/live/profiles/2662-carol-hendrickson —
This articl... more Paper available at: https://www.marlboro.edu/live/profiles/2662-carol-hendrickson —
This article considers the ways that visual fieldnotes can relate to issues of seeing, not seeing, and insights that arise synaptically when field observations, theoretical considerations, and personal experiences are brought into conversation and spark. The goal is to complicate the connection between drawing and seeing and, with this, to push for more hands-on creation of images as part of field research and an active engagement with ideas via the visual. [This paper can also be accessed via AnthroSource]
Theorizing the Contemporary / Fieldsights, 2019
One contribution to Pathways , a series of short papers written in light of Thomas Abercrombie’s ... more One contribution to Pathways , a series of short papers written in light of Thomas Abercrombie’s sudden and premature passing in April of 2019. -- In the series of contributions to the Society for Contemporary Anthropology's "Theorizing the Contemporary," authors write about the pathways that Tom carved and sowed as a teacher, mentor, scholar, and friend, examining how key concepts from Tom’s eclectic and interdisciplinary work shaped intellectual trajectories. -- The whole series is available at: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/series/pathways This particular paper: https://culanth.org/fieldsights/topographs
International Encyclopedia of Anthropology ("Beyond Texts" volume), 2018
Paper available at: https://www.marlboro.edu/live/profiles/2662-carol-hendrickson —
Threads and... more Paper available at: https://www.marlboro.edu/live/profiles/2662-carol-hendrickson —
Threads and related objects, from fibers to cloth, have played a role in the history of anthropological theory and ethnographic writing. Over the past century and a half, research on and reference to these materials by social-cultural anthropologists and anthropological ancestors have illuminated key theoretical issues. In addition, the relative abundance or scarcity of threads and cloth in the literature as well as the nature of research on these topics shed light on concerns that have motivated anthropological inquiry. A consideration of issues of key importance to social-cultural anthropologists over the past half century also suggests reasons for increased interest in threads and cloth, including focus on gender, identity politics, globalization, history, and skilled activities.
Some general observations regarding the worth of drawing as one of a number of research methods u... more Some general observations regarding the worth of drawing as one of a number of research methods useful for experiential learning, using a Marlboro College study trip to Việt Nam as an example. Four illustrations, two each by a student and the author.
Entry in the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 2 (Latin America and the Caribb... more Entry in the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 2 (Latin America and the Caribbean)
This article considers the creation of visual field notes as part of the process of conducting fi... more This article considers the creation of visual field notes as part of the process of conducting fieldwork. By means of drawing and related activities, anthropologists immerse themselves in a field-based, generative process that engages them, simultaneously, in the acts of thinking, seeing, and doing. Insight and understanding emerge in the course of producing marks on a page that have iconic and indexical dimensions. The indexical potential of drawing(s), in particular, is noteworthy as visual signs stimulate connections between the world “out there” and issues in anthropology and other disciplines via culturally recognized signifiers. This path to understanding by visual means is never entirely predictable but nonetheless vital and creative. With theoretical inspiration drawn from the fields of anthropology, art, and education, this article is based on the experience of producing a set of visual and verbal field notes as part of a college field study trip to the Yucatan.
Spanish version of 1996 article "Women, Weaving, and Education in Maya Revitalization"
Initial version of paper later published in English in slightly revised form.
A condensed version of my 1979 M.A. thesis in anthropology (University of Chicago). The thesis gr... more A condensed version of my 1979 M.A. thesis in anthropology (University of Chicago). The thesis grew out of an earlier paper for a course on structuralism and myth with Valerio Valeri.
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Papers by Carol Hendrickson
This article considers the ways that visual fieldnotes can relate to issues of seeing, not seeing, and insights that arise synaptically when field observations, theoretical considerations, and personal experiences are brought into conversation and spark. The goal is to complicate the connection between drawing and seeing and, with this, to push for more hands-on creation of images as part of field research and an active engagement with ideas via the visual. [This paper can also be accessed via AnthroSource]
Threads and related objects, from fibers to cloth, have played a role in the history of anthropological theory and ethnographic writing. Over the past century and a half, research on and reference to these materials by social-cultural anthropologists and anthropological ancestors have illuminated key theoretical issues. In addition, the relative abundance or scarcity of threads and cloth in the literature as well as the nature of research on these topics shed light on concerns that have motivated anthropological inquiry. A consideration of issues of key importance to social-cultural anthropologists over the past half century also suggests reasons for increased interest in threads and cloth, including focus on gender, identity politics, globalization, history, and skilled activities.
This article considers the ways that visual fieldnotes can relate to issues of seeing, not seeing, and insights that arise synaptically when field observations, theoretical considerations, and personal experiences are brought into conversation and spark. The goal is to complicate the connection between drawing and seeing and, with this, to push for more hands-on creation of images as part of field research and an active engagement with ideas via the visual. [This paper can also be accessed via AnthroSource]
Threads and related objects, from fibers to cloth, have played a role in the history of anthropological theory and ethnographic writing. Over the past century and a half, research on and reference to these materials by social-cultural anthropologists and anthropological ancestors have illuminated key theoretical issues. In addition, the relative abundance or scarcity of threads and cloth in the literature as well as the nature of research on these topics shed light on concerns that have motivated anthropological inquiry. A consideration of issues of key importance to social-cultural anthropologists over the past half century also suggests reasons for increased interest in threads and cloth, including focus on gender, identity politics, globalization, history, and skilled activities.