Anth 316 – March 27, 2000
Ann Stoler, "Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power" (1997)
Worksheet

To be completed for class:

In her introduction (pg. 13-14), what categories and ideas does Stoler argue are constructed concepts? (example: the racial category "white" isn’t a natural category, but a constructed one, in Stoler’s article)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What are some examples of Stoler’s evidence that the domestic arrangements of colonists were a concern for private businesses and national governments?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Define these terms (you may want to use a dictionary):

bourgeois –

eugenics (pg. 23) –

miscegenation (pg. 23) -