Dell H. Hymes: His Scholarship and Legacy in Anthropology and Education

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Teaching and Learning
Educational Foundations
Dell Hymes
anthropology of education
ethnography
social justice
ethnography in education
educational linguistics
ethnography and social justice
communicative competence
verbal repertoire
ethnographic monitoring
ethnography of communication
ethnopoetics
Anthropological Linguistics and Sociolinguistics
Education
Educational Leadership
Higher Education
Higher Education and Teaching
Linguistic Anthropology
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Social and Cultural Anthropology
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Dell Hathaway Hymes, linguistic anthropologist and educational visionary extraordinaire, passed away in November 2009, leaving behind a voluminous scholarship and inspirational legacy in the study of language and inequality, ethnography, sociolinguistics, Native American ethnopoetics, and education. This essay provides a brief account of Hymes's life and scholarly contributions, especially his early and enduring influence in the anthropology of education; and goes on to comment briefly on this AEQ set of essays honoring Hymes.

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2011-12-16
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Anthropology and Education Quarterly
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