Neil L. Whitehead | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 19 March 1956 U.K. |
| Died | 22 March 2012 (aged 56) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Known for | Anthropology of violence, dark shamanism, kanaimá, post-human anthropology, historical anthropology and archaeology of South America and the Caribbean |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Anthropology (Guyana, South America, Caribbean) |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Thesis | The conquest of the Caribs of the Orinoco basin (1984) |
| Website | Neil L Whitehead's academia.edu page |
Neil L. Whitehead (19 March 1956 – 22 March 2012) was an English anthropologist, who is best known for his work on the anthropology of violence, dark shamanism (and Guyanese kanaimà in particular), post-human anthropology and the historical anthropology of South America and the Caribbean. From 1997 to 2007 he was the editor of Ethnohistory, Journal of the American Society for Ethnohistory.[1][2][3]
- ^ Davies, Surekha (May 2012). "Obituary: Neil L. Whitehead". History and Anthropology. 23 (2): 171. doi:10.1080/02757206.2012.688535. S2CID 144893116.
- ^ Tenenbaum, David (23 March 2012). "Noted Anthropologist, student of the 'dark side', dies". University of Wisconsin-Madison News. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ^ Herzog, Karen (27 March 2012). "Whitehead didn't fear our dark side". JSOnline. Retrieved 16 May 2012.