Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
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Edition 2 (1937) Winner
Alfred Cort Haddon
アルフレッド・コート・ハドン
Arufureddo Kōto Haddon
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1855-05-24 （London, England）
- Died
- 1940-04-20 （London, England） age 84
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Cambridge (Christ's College) → Dublin → Torres Strait Islands (fieldwork) → New Guinea (fieldwork)
Career
- Occupations
- Anthropologist, Ethnologist, Biologist, Academic, Museum adviser
- Active Years
- 1879-1940
- Affiliations
- Christ's College (University of Cambridge), Department/School of Anthropology, University of Cambridge, Horniman Museum (advisory curator), Royal Anthropological Institute, Royal Society (Fellow)
- Memberships
- Royal Anthropological Institute, Folk-Lore Society, Cambridge Antiquarian Society, British Association
- Influenced By
- Thomas Henry Huxley
- Influenced
- W. H. R. Rivers, A. R. Radcliffe-Brown, Bronisław Malinowski, Gunnar Landtman, Diamond Jenness, John Layard
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London (attended lectures) | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Christ's College, University of Cambridge | — | Zoology | Sc.D. / M.A. | 1875– | United Kingdom |
King's College London (attended lectures)
Country:
United Kingdom
Recorded as having attended lectures early in his career
Christ's College, University of Cambridge
Zoology
Degree:
Sc.D. / M.A.
Period:
1875–
Year of Graduation:
1897
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied zoology as an undergraduate and later awarded a Sc.D.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) | — | — | Royal Society | Elected |
| 1920 | Huxley Medal | — | — | Royal Anthropological Institute | 受賞 |
| 1924 | Rivers Medal (first recipient) | — | — | Royal Anthropological Institute | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Sounds of Australia registry inclusion (recordings) | The Recordings of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (1898) | — | National Film and Sound Archive (Australia) | 登録 |
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
Organization:
Royal Society
Result:
Elected
Huxley Medal
1920
Organization:
Royal Anthropological Institute
Result:
受賞
Rivers Medal (first recipient)
1924
Organization:
Royal Anthropological Institute
Result:
受賞
Sounds of Australia registry inclusion (recordings)
2011
Work:
The Recordings of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (1898)
Organization:
National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)
Result:
登録
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Head-hunters, Black, White and Brown
1901 Ethnography / ReportA synthesis of ethnographic observations from the Torres Strait expedition covering rituals, social structure and material culture.
EthnographyRitualMaterial cultureCollection and preservation
Evolution in Art
1895 Art history / Comparative cultureConsideration of artistic forms from an evolutionary perspective, discussing motifs and ornament across cultures.
Comparative cultureEvolution of art
The Study of Man
1898 Overview / AnthropologyA general overview of the aims and methods of anthropology, advocating the importance of fieldwork.
MethodologyFieldwork
The Races of Man
1909 Anthropology / Racial studiesA comprehensive discussion on human diversity; a second, thoroughly revised edition was published in 1924.
Racial studiesComparative anthropology
Reports of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to the Torres Straits (volumes)
1901 Academic reports / Expedition reportsA multi-volume set documenting the Torres Strait expedition including linguistics, arts, social structure and psychology.
LinguisticsArtsSociologyPsychology
Bibliography
- The Recordings of the Cambridge Anthropological Expedition to Torres Straits (1898)
- Decorative Art of New Guinea (Cunningham Memoirs, 1894)
- Head-hunters, Black, White and Brown (1901)
- The Races of Man (1909; revised ed. 1924)
- The Wanderings of Peoples (1911)
- Evolution in Art (1895)
- The Study of Man (1898)
Adaptations
- Filmed records of Torres Strait dances and ceremonies (documentary footage)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, observation-based proseDetailed field notes with a collecting-oriented approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Migration and cultural diffusionDistribution of material cultureRituals and danceInterest in string figures (cat's cradle)
Legacy
Haddon helped institutionalize anthropology at Cambridge, leaving extensive collections and recordings from the Torres Strait and New Guinea. He influenced many subsequent researchers and his collections are held by Cambridge museums and the British Library.
Museums
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Horniman Museum London, United Kingdom
- British Library (holds wax cylinder recordings) London, United Kingdom
Academic Societies
- Royal Anthropological Institute
- Folk-Lore Society
- Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Archives
- Cambridge University Library Special Collections (Haddon papers)
- British Library (ethnographic wax cylinder recordings)
- National Film and Sound Archive (Australia) - Sounds of Australia registry
In Popular Culture
- Torres Strait expedition recordings and material sometimes featured in BBC and other documentaries
Quotes
-
He was the first to recognise the ethnological importance of string figures.
Source: The Times (obituary) (1940)
Trivia
- Wax cylinder recordings from the Torres Strait expedition are held by the British Library.
- His daughter Kathleen Haddon was an expert on string figures and accompanied him on fieldwork.
- He was the first recipient of the Rivers Medal in 1924.