Chapter 1. Biography of Mendes Correia (1888-1960)
Chapter 2. The Institutionalization of Anthropology in Portugal: The Case of the Porto School of Anthropology
Chapter 3. A Diversity of Topics Attached to the Study of Humanity
Chapter 4. Practical Uses of Anthropology
Chapter 5. Mendes Correia’s Political Legacy

Conclusion. The Legacy of Mendes Correia and of the Porto School of Anthropology

Appendix 1: Volumes of Miscellaneous from the Porto School of Anthropology
Appendix 2: Foreign Authors in the Miscellaneous of the Porto School of Anthropology

References
Index

Anthropology, Nationalism and Colonialism

Mendes Correia and the Porto School of Anthropology

Patrícia Ferraz de Matos

394 pages, 19 illus., bibliog., index

ISBN 978-1-80073-875-1 Hb Published (March 2023)

eISBN 978-1-80073-876-8 eBook

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A major contribution to the history of European anthropology, this book highlights the Porto School of Anthropology and analyses the work of its main mentor, Mendes Correia (1888-1960). It goes beyond a Portuguese focus to present a wider comparative analysis in which the colonial empire, knowledge of origins, ethnic identity and cultural practices all receive special attention. The analysis takes into account the fact that nationalism, as associated with an ethno-racial paradigm, decisively influenced discourse and scientific and political practices.

Patrícia Ferraz de Matos is a research fellow at the Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon. She is associate editor of the Anthropological Journal of European Cultures (2020-2024), convener of the Europeanist Network of EASA (2020-2024) and deputy director of the journal Análise Social (2021-2024). She is the author of The Colours of the Empire (Berghahn Books, 2013).