Whiskey and tuxedo as the tools of ethnographer and anthropologist. Jan Czekanowski on his royal highness’ service Cover Image

Whisky oraz smoking jako narzędzia etnografa i antropologa. Jan Czekanowski w służbie jego książęcej mości
Whiskey and tuxedo as the tools of ethnographer and anthropologist. Jan Czekanowski on his royal highness’ service

Author(s): Kamil Kozakowski
Subject(s): Anthropology, Social Sciences, Language studies, Customs / Folklore, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Jan Czekanowski; colonialism; diaries

Summary/Abstract: In 1907, a German scientific expedition was held to explore a fairly unknown region of Central Africa. It was also the first non-European expedition of Jan Czekanowski who served as an ethnographer and anthropologist. In my article I want to ponder upon the influences of the expedition on the Polish researcher and the ways in which it shaped his beliefs and research perspective. Another important topic for me is the problem of colonialism, clearly visible and taken note of by Czekanowski in his journals.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 6
  • Page Range: 143-160
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish