Chagnon Critics Overstepped Bounds, Historian Says

摘要

The scene was familiar. Almost exactly 9 years ago this week, a packed session at the American Anthropological Association's (AAA's) annual meeting rancorously debated the inflammatory misconduct charges in journalist Patrick Tierney's book, Darkness in El Dorado: How Scientists and Journalists Devastated the Amazon. That 2000 session went over its allotted time and dissolved into acrimony. On 2 December, the A AA annual meeting held another panel discussion on Darkness. It, too, was packed (though the room was smaller), filled with ethics charges and bitter, sometimes personal debate, and unable to finish on time, as arguments spilled into the hallways.