Appell-Warren, Laura

Dr. Laura P. Appell-Warren received her Ph.D. in psychological anthropology from Harvard University. Her primary focus of research has been personhood. She is author of numerous journal articles and is a teacher of anthropology at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts and the Director of the Global Citizenship Institute; A St. Mark’s School and Salzburg Global Seminar Collaboration.

“PERSONHOOD” An Examination of the History and Use of an Anthropological Concept

2014 0-7734-0053-2
A comprehensive analysis of how the concept of personhood has been used by anthropologists and how it should be used in the future…This book is a very valuable contribution to the study of the history of anthropological thought, as well as a tremendously useful guide for scholars and students who want to use the concept of personhood analytically in their own work.