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Publications of Lee D. Baker    :chronological  alphabetical  combined  bibtex listing:

Books

  1. Baker, LD. Anthropology and the Racial Politics of Culture. Duke University Press, 2010.
  2. L.D. Baker, Editor. Life in America: Identity and Everyday Experience. Edited by Baker, LD. Blackwell Publishing, 2004. [book.asp]  [abs]
  3. Baker, LD. From Savage to Negro: Anthropology and the Construction of Race, 1896-1954. University of California Press, 1998. [html]  [abs]

Published Articles

  1. Baker, LD. "The Gamble and the Game: Reflections on Writing From Savage to Negro." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 31 no. 2 (October, 2023.): 96-99. [doi]
  2. Baker, LD. "Franz Boas: the emergence of the anthropologist." JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE  vol. 28 no. 4 ( 2022.): 1396-1397.
  3. Baker, LD. "The Racist Anti-Racism of American Anthropology." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 29 no. 2 (October, 2021.): 127-142. [doi]  [abs]
  4. Baker, LD. ":From Boas to Black Power: Racism, Liberalism, and American Anthropology. Mark Anderson. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2019. ix + 262 pp. (Cloth US$90, Paper $28.00, E‐Book $15.12)." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 28 no. 2 (October, 2020.): 184-185. [doi]
  5. Baker, LD. "From the President." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 27 no. 2 (October, 2019.): 80. [doi]
  6. Baker, LD. "Truth's Fool: Derek Freeman and the War over Cultural Anthropology by Peter Hempenstall Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2017. 321 pp.." American Anthropologist  vol. 120 no. 3 (September, 2018.): 621-622. [doi]
  7. Baker, LD; Canada, T. "Is it Worth it? Science Education of the Talented 2%." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 24 no. 2 (October, 2016.): 116-124. [doi]  [abs]
  8. Handler, R; Bashkow, I; Solway, J; Baker, LD; Schrempp, G. "Voicing the ancestors: Readings in memory of George Stocking." HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory  vol. 6 no. 3 (January, 2016.): 367-386. [doi]  [abs]
  9. Baker, LD. "Seizing the time: Transforming anthropology at a crossroads." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 18 no. 2 (October, 2010.): 116-119. [doi]
  10. Baker, LD. "The cult of Franz Boas and his "conspiracy" to destroy the white race.." Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society  vol. 154 no. 1 (March, 2010.): 8-18. [20695237]
  11. Baker, LD. "Franz Boas and his “Conspiracy” to Destroy the White Race." American Philosophical Society Proceedings  vol. 154 no. 1 ( 2010.): 8-18.  [abs]
  12. Baker, LD. "Notes on “Post-Racial” Society." North American Dialogue  vol. 13 no. 2 ( 2010.): 1-5. (plenary session, SANA/ABA Conference, 2010)
  13. Baker, LD. "The Location of Franz Boas within the African-American Struggle [reprint]."   ( 2009.): 111-129.  [abs]
  14. Baker, LD. "Review of The social sciences and theories of race." JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE  vol. 14 no. 1 (March, 2008.): 234-235. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  15. Baker, LD. "Black women in the ivory tower, 1850–1954: An intellectual history by stephanie y. evans." Souls  vol. 10 no. 2 (January, 2008.): 179-187. [doi]
  16. Baker, LD. "When the “good one” is “baaad”: Modern racism in john singleton’s shaft." Souls  vol. 10 no. 2 (January, 2008.): 165-178. [doi]  [abs]
  17. Baker, LD. "Risk Avoidance and Transfer: Thoughts on New Directions for Africana Studies." International Journal of Africana Studies  vol. 14 no. 1 ( 2008.): 66-70.
  18. Baker, LD. "Mission Improbable and the Possible Mission." Anthropology News  vol. 49 no. 2 ( 2008.): 7-8. [pdf]
  19. Baker, LD. "Black Women in the Ivory Tower, Womanism, and Segregated Scholars." Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Soceity  vol. 10 no. 2 ( 2008.): 179-187. [pdf]
  20. Baker, LD. "Review of The Social Sciences and Theories of Race by Vernon J. Williams, Jr.." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute  vol. 14 no. 1 ( 2008.): 234-235. [pdf]
  21. Baker, L. "Boas, Franz."   vol. 1 ( 2008.): 344-346.
  22. Baker, L. ""Anthropology, History of."."   vol. 1 ( 2008.): 93-97.
  23. Baker, LD. "Mad or Meditative in Maricopa." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 14 no. 2 (October, 2006.): 129-131. [pdf]
  24. BAKER, LD. "Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge." American Anthropologist  vol. 107 no. 3 (September, 2005.): 524-525. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  25. Baker, LD. "Naming Moments Properly.." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 13 no. 1 ( 2005.): 1-2. [ldbaker/documents/baker25.pdf]
  26. Baker, LD. "Taking the Plunge and Seizing the Time- -Again." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 13 no. 2 ( 2005.): 75-78. [ldbaker/documents/baker24.pdf]
  27. Baker, LD. "Review of Melville J. Herskovits and the Racial Politics of Knowledge by Jerry Gershenhorn.." American Anthropologist  vol. 107 ( 2005.): 524-525. [ldbaker/documents/baker26.pdf]
  28. Baker, LD. "Rethinking Black Studies: You Can't Do That With Out Organization." Souls A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society  vol. 6 no. (3/4) (November, 2004.): 36-40. [pdf]
  29. BAKER, LD. "A Model Approach for Studying Race: Provocative Theory, Sound Science, and Very Good History." American Anthropologist  vol. 106 no. 1 (March, 2004.): 168-172. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]  [abs]
  30. Baker, LD. "You can’t do that without organization." Souls  vol. 6 no. 3-4 (January, 2004.): 36-40. [doi]
  31. Baker, LD. "Review of Racism: A Short History by George M. Fredrickson." New West Indian Guide  vol. 78 no. 1&2 (Fall, 2004.): 125-126. [ldbaker/documents/baker21.pdf]
  32. Baker, LD. "Message from the President." North American Dialogue  vol. 7 no. 2 ( 2004.): 4. [pdf]
  33. Baker, LD. "Franz Boas out of the Ivory Tower." Anthropological Theory  vol. 4 no. 1 ( 2004.): 29-51. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  34. Baker, LD. "Affirmative Action and Anthropological Research." Anthropology News  vol. 44 no. 7 (October, 2003.): 5-5. [htm]  [abs]
  35. Baker, LD. "Delimiting Anthropology: Occasional Inquiries and Reflections. George W. Stocking, Jr.." Journal of Anthropological Research  vol. 59 no. 2 (July, 2003.): 252-253. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  36. Baker, LD. "Review of Delimiting Anthropology: Occasional Inquiries and Reflections. George W. Stocking, Jr.." Journal of Anthropological Research  vol. 59 ( 2003.): 252-253. [ldbaker/documents/baker14.pdf]  [abs]
  37. Baker, LD. "Research, Reform, and Racial Uplift: The Mission of the Hampton Folklore Society 1893-1899." History of Anthropology  vol. 9 ( 2002.): 42-80. [pdf]
  38. Baker, LD. "Uncommon Ground: From Pastures to Protest." UPDATE: The Newsletter of the African Burial Ground Project  vol. 3 no. 5 ( 2001.): 4-5.
  39. Baker, LD. "Profit, Power, and Privilege: The Racial Politics of Ancestry." Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society  vol. 3 no. 4 ( 2001.): 66-72. [ldbaker/documents/baker11.pdf]  [abs]
  40. Baker, LD. "Response to 'Philosophical Aspects of the "AAA Statement on 'Race' "." Anthropological Theory  vol. 1 no. 4 ( 2001.): 467-471. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  41. Baker, LD. "Daniel G. Brinton's success on the road to obscurity, 1890-99.." Cultural anthropology : journal of the Society for Cultural Anthropology  vol. 15 no. 3 (January, 2000.): 394-423. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  42. Baker, LD. "Review of African-American Pioneers in Anthropology, edited Faye V. Harrison and Ira E. Harrison." American Anthropologist  vol. 102 no. 2 ( 2000.): 368-370. [ldbaker/documents/baker5.pdf]  [abs]
  43. Baker, LD. "Commitment to Scientific Truth." Anthropology Newsletter  vol. 40 no. 4 (April, 1999.): 2-2.
  44. L.D. Baker. "Columbia University's Franz Boas: He Led the Undoing of Scientific Racism." Journal of Blacks in Higher Education  vol. 22 no. Winter ( 1999.): 89-96. [pdf]  [abs]
  45. Baker, LD. "Review of The Roots of African American Identity: Memory and History in Free Antebellum Communities, by Elizabeth Rauh Bethel." Social Forces  vol. 78 no. 1 ( 1999.): 372-374. [ldbaker/documents/baker6.pdf]  [abs]
  46. Baker, LD. "Over a Cliff or into a Brick Wall: Political and Policy Implications of Racial Categories." Anthropology Newsletter  vol. 39 no. 1 ( 1998.): 16-17.
  47. Baker, LD. "New Directions in the History of United States Anthropology." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 7 no. 1 ( 1998.): 71-74.
  48. Baker, LD. "Columbia University's Franz Boas: He led the undoing of scientific racism." JOURNAL OF BLACKS IN HIGHER EDUCATION  no. 22 ( 1998.): 89-96. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  49. Baker, LD. "Unraveling the Boasian Discourse: The Racial Politics of "Culture" in School Desegregation, 1944-1954.." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 7 no. 1 ( 1998.): 15-32. [ldbaker/documents/baker4.pdf]  [abs]
  50. Baker, LD. "Rethinking Race: Franz Boas and His Contemporaries.Vernon J. Williams, Jr.." American Journal of Sociology  vol. 102 no. 3 (November, 1996.): 909-910. [Gateway.cgi], [doi]
  51. Baker, LD. "Reflections in the National Mirror." Anthropology Newsletter  vol. 1 (February, 1996.): 6-6.
  52. Baker, LD. "Race and the American Agenda, part II. Clarence Thomas’ Re-invention of Anthropology." Anthropology Newsletter  (January, 1996.): 18-19.
  53. Baker, LD. "Review of Rethinking Race: Franz Boaz and His Contemporaries, by Vernon J. Williams, Jr.." American Journal of Sociology  vol. 102 no. 3 ( 1996.): 909-910. [ldbaker/clippings/williams.html]  [abs]
  54. Baker, LD. "Race and the American Agenda, part 1. The Anthropology of The Affirmative Action Debate." Anthropology Newsletter  vol. 16 (September, 1995.).
  55. Baker, LD. "For Whom The Bell Curve Tolls: Power, Money, and Multiculturalism." Identities  vol. 1 no. 4 (April, 1995.): 443-445. [doi]
  56. Baker, LD. "For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls: Poverty & Power." Voice of Black Studies  vol. 19 no. 1 ( 1995.): 5-6.
  57. Baker, LD. "America’s Intractable ’Race Problem’." Chronicle of Higher Education  no. B4 ( 1995.).
  58. Baker, LD. "Racism in Professional Settings: Forms of Address as Clues to Power Relations." Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences  vol. 31 no. 2 ( 1995.): 186-201. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  59. Baker, LD. "Savage Inequality: Anthropology in the Erosion of the Fifteenth Amendment." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 5 no. 1-2 (January, 1994.): 28-33. [doi]
  60. Baker, LD; Patterson, TC. "Race, Racism, and the History of U.S. Anthropology." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 5 no. 1-2 (January, 1994.): 1-7. [pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  61. Baker, LD. "From Cannibal to Animal: Contextualizing the Image on the Cover." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 5 no. 1-2 (January, 1994.): 41-46. [doi]
  62. Baker, LD. "From Cannibal to Animal: Exhibiting Ota Benga." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 5 no. 1 ( 1994.): 36-36.
  63. Baker, LD. "Ota Benga, Story of A Tragic Travesty." Teaching Anthropology  vol. 5 ( 1993.): 21-22.
  64. Baker, LD. "Doing the Right Thing in Anthropology." Teaching Anthropology  vol. 92 ( 1991.): 14-14.
  65. Baker, LD. "Cultural Creolization and the Constitution of Ethnicity Amongst Aboriginal Professionals in Dampierland, Western Australia, In Foragers in Context: Long Term, Regional and Historical Perspectives in Hunter-Gatherer Studies." Michigan Discussions in Anthropology  vol. 10 ( 1991.): 17-29.

Book Chapters

  1. Baker, L. "W. E. B. Du Bois and American Anthropology." The Oxford Handbook of W.E.B. DoBois (Online Edition, 19 May 2022. Edited by Morris, A.  ( 2022.). [doi]
  2. Baker, LD. "Racism, risk, and the new color of dirty jobs." The Insecure American: How We Got Here and What We Should Do about It. Edited by Hugh Gusterson and Catherine Besteman.  (November, 2009.): 140-159. [pdf]  [abs]
  3. Baker, LD. "Saggin’ and Braggin’." Anthropology Off the Shelf: Anthropologists on Writing. Edited by Waterston, A; Vesperi, M.  ( 2009.): 46-59. [ldbaker/documents/baker40.pdf], [doi]  [abs]
  4. Baker, LD. "The Location of Franz Boas within the African-American Struggle [reprint]." Franz Boas: Kultur, Sprache, Rasse.. Edited by Pöhl, F; Tilg, B.  ( 2009.): 111-129.  [abs]
  5. Baker, LD. "Speaking of Anthropological Theory." A History of Anthropological Theory. Edited by Erickson, PA; Murphy, LD.  ( 2008.).
  6. Baker, L. ""Anthropology, History of."." Encyclopedia of Race and Racism. Edited by Moore, JH.  vol. 1 ( 2008.): 93-97. [ldbaker/documents/baker36.pdf]
  7. Baker, L. "Boas, Franz." International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Edited by William A Darity, J.  vol. 1 ( 2008.): 344-346. [ldbaker/documents/baker35.pdf]
  8. Baker, L. "Signing Off."   vol. 15 no. 2 ( 2007.): 95-96. [ldbaker/documents/baker32.pdf]
  9. Baker, LD. "Missionary Positions.." Globalization and RaceTransformations in the Cultural Production of Blackness.. Edited by Clarke, KM; Thomas, DA.  ( 2006.): Pp. 37-54.. [ldbaker/documents/baker29.pdf]
  10. Baker, LD. "Frederic Ward Putnam." Celebrating a Century of the American Anthropological Assocaition: Presidential Portraits. Edited by Darnell, R; Gleach, FW.  ( 2002.): 5-9.
  11. Baker, LD. "The Color Blind Bind." Cultural Diversity in the United States. Edited by Susser, I; Patterson, TC.  ( 2001.): 103-19. [ldbaker/documents/baker12.pdf]
  12. Baker, LD. "Afrocentricty and the American Dream." Dispatches From the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience. Edited by Marable, M.  ( 2000.): 224-35. [pdf]
  13. Baker, LD. "Racism in Professional Settings: Forms of Address as Clues to Power Relations." Race & Ideology: Language, Symbolism, and Popular Culture. Edited by Spears, AK.  ( 1999.): 115-132.

Mass Media

  1. L.D. Baker. "2006 Defining Crime, The State of Things, WUNC National Public Radio July 29."   (July 29, 2006.). [view]
  2. L.D. Baker. "2006 Black Faculty at Duke, The State of Things, WUNC National Public Radio June 15."   (June 15, 2006.). [view]
  3. L.D. Baker. "The Real Massacre ain't 50s." Pop and Politics  (April 13, 2005.). [articles_detail.cfm]

Other

  1. Baker, LD. "Meet Lee Baker, The State of Things, WUNC National Public Radio."   (April, 2010.).
  2. Baker, LD. "Herskovits and the Heart of Blackness (Consultant)."   ( 2009.).
  3. Baker, LD. "Speaking of Anthropological Theory."   ( 2008.).
  4. L.D. Baker. "Transforming Anthropology."   vol. 15 no. 2 (October, 2007.).
  5. Baker, LD. "Signing Off." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 15 no. 2 (October, 2007.): 95-96.
  6. Baker, L. "Transforming Anthropology."   vol. 15 no. 1 (April, 2007.).
  7. Baker, L. "W.G. Pearson’s Uniforms about Distinction." Durham Herald Sun  vol. Nov no. 21 ( 2007.): A22-A22. [ldbaker/documents/baker33.pdf]
  8. L.D. Baker. "Transforming Anthropology."   vol. 14 no. 2 (October, 2006.).
  9. Baker, LD. "Mad or Meditative in Maricopa." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 14 no. 2 (October, 2006.): 129-132.
  10. Baker, LD. "Hate Crime, Plain and Simple." Durham Herald Sun  (June, 2006.): A6-A6. [ldbaker/documents/baker27.html]
  11. L.D. Baker. "Transforming Anthropology."   vol. 14 no. 1 (April, 2006.).
  12. Baker, LD. "Thinking Through Genre." Transforming Anthropology  vol. 14 no. 1 (April, 2006.): 1. [pdf]
  13. Baker, LD. "Parental involvement on display at W.G. Pearson." Durham Herald Sun  no. Dec 7 A4 ( 2006.).
  14. Baker, LD. "Missionary Positions.."   ( 2006.): Pp. 37-54..
  15. L.D. Baker. "Transforming Anthroplogy."   vol. 13 no. 2 (October, 2005.).
  16. L.D. Baker. "Transforming Anthroplogy."   vol. 13 no. 1 (April, 2005.).
  17. Baker, LD. "Why Students Get A’s." New York Times  ( 2002.). (Section A; Page 26; Column 6)
  18. Baker, LD. "It Helps to Understand the Pressures on Marshall." The Raleigh News and Observer  ( 1996.). (A25)
  19. Phillips, LD; Baker, LD. "Roots of Reform." The Atlanta Journal  ( 1994.). (A19)
  20. Baker, LD. "Race and Class." New York Times  ( 1992.).
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