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    Bronislaw Malinowski was one of the most important anthropologists in the 20th century. His methods of studying made an impact on the quality of ethnographic work for years to come. His most famous work however would not be published until 1967, 25 years after his death.

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    Bronislaw Malinowski was one of the most important anthropologists in the 20th century. His methods of studying made an impact on the quality of ethnographic work for years to come. His most famous work however would not be published until 1967, 25 years after his death.

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    MalinowskisDiary

    BronislawMalinowskiwasoneofthemostimportantanthropologistsinthe20thcentury,
    withhismethodsofstudyingmakinganimpactonthequalityofethnographicworkformany
    yearstocome.BorninPolandtoanuppermiddleclassfamily,Malinowskiexcelledin
    academicsandwenttotheJagiellonianUniversity,followedbytheUniversityofLeipzig,then
    theLondonSchoolofEconomicsin1910,allwhilepursuinghisinterestinethnology.He
    decidedtobecomeananthropologistafterreadingJamesFraziers
    TheGoldenBough.
    AftercompletingfieldworkinMailuIsland,MalinowskitravelledtotheTrobriand
    IslandsinPapuaNewGuinea.There,heconductedhisfamousstudiesofTheKulaRing,a
    systemoftradingamongtheaboriginalpeoplesinhabitingMelanesia,andpracticedthemethod
    ofparticipantobservation:becomingclosewithagroupofpeopleandbecomingveryfamiliar
    withtheirpracticesthroughinvolvementoveralongperiodsoftime.Thispavedthewayfor
    futureanthropologiststobetterunderstandhowtoefficientlystudyacertaingroupofpeople.
    Afterhisstudiesconcluded,MalinowskithenpublishedhisfindingsontheKulaRing,
    oneofthefirstdocumentationsofreciprocityandgeneralizedexchangeamonganindigenous
    groupofpeople.In1922,hisbook
    ArgonautsoftheWesternPacific
    waspublishedandshot
    Malinowskiintointernationalstardomasarenowned,respectedanthropologist.Inthefollowing
    yearsuntilhisdeath,Malinowskiwouldestablishafewschools/institutesandbecomeateacher
    atYaleUniversity.Malinowskismostfamousworkhoweverwouldnotbepublisheduntil1967,
    25yearsafterhisdeath,called
    ADiaryInTheStrictSenseofTheTerm.


    ThisdiarywrittenbyMalinowskihimselfwasnotintendedtobepublisheditwaswritten
    inPolishandhisdaughterswereagainstthepublicationduetoitscontroversialcontent.His
    widowinsistedonthepublication,thereforereleasingallofMalinowskistwistedandweird
    thoughtstothegeneralpublic.Itscontentsrangedfromhisracistviewsoftheindigenouspeople
    Malinowskihimselfpraisedinhisearlierbooks,hisownmoralconflictswithhimself,toeven
    Freudianesquefeelingsofsexualloveforhisownmother.Ofcoursethisshockedthepublic,
    andrevealedMalinowskitobeatrulytroubled,oddmanafterall.Itmadethepublicquestionhis
    anthropologicalsenseofauthenticitywashegenuineinhispreferredmethodsofstudiesofthese
    indigenouspeoplesorwasitjustforthemoneyandfameasanethnographer?Malinowski
    actuallyacknowledgedhisfaultsinmoralandethicalcodesinthediaryandwasdeeply
    saddenedandfrustratedathimselfmostlythroughoutthesestudies.Thediaryinfactbroughtthe
    publictoarealizationthatMalinowskisworkpavedthewayforaselfawaremethodof
    anthropology,withtheacknowledgementofmoralbiasesandworkinguponthem.Butthe
    questionremains,didMalinowskisprivatethoughtsmattertohiswork?
    Inmyopinion,Malinowskisownprivatethoughtsshouldbeleftoutofcontextwhen
    analyzinghisworkasananthropologist.Yes,hismoralandethicalcodescouldhavecreated
    biasesinhiswork,butthefactthatheacknowledgedhisfaultsandworkedaroundthemproved
    thathewasadedicatedworker,contributingtothestudyofanthropologywhetherheenjoyedit
    allornot.Also,whoistosaythatotherfamousethnographersdidnothavetheirownradical
    opinionsandthoughtswrittenintheirowndiaries?Malinowskiisjustonecasewhereitactually
    gotpublished.Everyonehasbiaseswithinthemwhethertheyacceptitornot,andMalinowski
    knewthisandconsciouslyacceptedit,knowingheisahumanafterallandcouldnotchange

    eventhoughhewantedto.Sure,hewasnotalikeablepersonafterknowinghisownpersonal
    thoughts,buttheyweremeanttobeprivateandshouldn'tnecessarilyinterferewiththequalityof
    hiswork.Hewasgloballypraisedforhisworkbeforethecontroversyforareason,anditis
    becausehewasapioneerofanthropology,pavingthewayforfutureethnographerstouse
    efficientmethodsoftheirstudies.

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