Keith H. Basso
American cultural and linguistic anthropologist (1940-2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keith Hamilton Basso (March 15, 1940 – August 4, 2013) was a cultural and linguistic anthropologist noted for his study of the Western Apaches, specifically those from the community of Cibecue, Arizona. Basso was professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of New Mexico and earlier taught at the University of Arizona and Yale University.[1][2]
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![]() Portrait of American Anthropologist Keith H. Basso (1940–2013). Photo courtesy the Department of Anthropology, University of New Mexico. | |
Born | (1940-03-15)March 15, 1940 |
Died | August 4, 2013(2013-08-04) (aged 73) Phoenix, Arizona |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard University (B.A., 1962), Stanford University (Ph.D., 1967) |
Known for | Study of language and place names of Western Apache |
Spouse | Gayle Potter-Basso |
Awards | Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing, 1997 |
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Fields | Anthropology, Linguistics, Native American studies, Linguistic anthropology |
Institutions | University of New Mexico, University of Arizona, Yale University |
Thesis | Heavy with Hatred: An Ethnographic Study of Western Apache Witchcraft (1967) |
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