Radical Anthropology, Issue 1
Date
Credits
- Kevin Cook Fielding 6 Logo Designer
- Radical Anthropology Group 6 Producer
Format
- Journal 43
The journal’s logo was designed by Kevin Cook Fielding. It represents the emergence of culture (dragons feature in myths and legends from around the world) from nature (the DNA double-helix, or selfish gene). How this could possibly have happened has long been of especial interest to the Radical Anthropology Group. The dragon is a symbol of solidarity, especially the blood solidarity that was a necessary precondition for the social revolution that made us human.
—Issue 1, front matter
The Radical Anthropology Group started in 1984 when Chris Knight’s popular ‘Introduction to Anthropology’ course at Morley College, London, was closed down, supposedly for budgetary reasons. Within a few weeks, the students got organised, electing a treasurer, secretary and other officers. They booked a library in Camden – and invited Chris to continue teaching next year. In this way, the Radical Anthropology Group was born.
— Issue 1, front matter