In this study, Hasan Münüsoğlu’s book “The Stain of Race: A Historical Approach to the Establishment and Institutionalization of Anthropology in Turkey: The Case of the Faculty of Language, History, and Geography.” is evaluated. Münüsoğlu’s work consists of criticizing the studies conducted within the framework of ‘race’ by revealing the past and present of Turkish anthropology, which is almost the same age as the Turkish Republic. In the book, the problems faced by anthropology, which studies, researches and compares a wide range of human beings, from the ideological phase to the stage of democratization in Turkey are expressed. In conclusion, Münüsoğlu provides information about the historical adventure of anthropology, which has the most intensive relationship with social and human sciences and evaluates the anthropology of Turkey in the light of the works of five pioneering scientists. The book can also be considered as a panorama of the anthropology of the Republic.
Bu çalışmada, Hasan Münüsoğlu’nun “Irk Lekesi Türkiye’de Antropolojinin Kurulma ve Kurumsallaşma Sorunlarına Tarihsel Bir Yaklaşım: DTCF Örneği” adlı kitabı değerlendirilmektedir. Münüsoğlu’nun bu çalışması Cumhuriyet ile hemen hemen aynı yaşta olan Türkiye antropolojisinin dünü ile bugününü ortaya koyarak “ırk” çerçevesinde yapılan çalışmaların eleştirilmesinden oluşur. Kitapta, insanı geniş bir yelpazede inceleyen, araştıran ve karşılaştıran antropolojinin, Türkiye’de ideolojik evreden demokratikleşme aşamasına kadar yaşadığı sorunlar dile getirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak Münüsoğlu, sosyal ve beşerî bilimlerle en yoğun ilişkiye sahip antropolojinin tarihsel serüveni hakkında bilgi vererek, öncü beş bilim insanımızın çalışmaları ışığında Türkiye antropolojisini değerlendirmiştir. Kitap, Cumhuriyet antropolojisinin bir panoraması olarak da kabul edilebilir.
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | Social and Cultural Anthropology (Other) |
| Journal Section | Book Reviews |
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| Early Pub Date | May 23, 2025 |
| Publication Date | June 30, 2025 |
| Submission Date | October 9, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | March 13, 2025 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2025 Issue: 50 |

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