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Anthropology's Ancestors

A decolonial biography of the pioneering ethnographer Zora Neale Hurston.
Reading guide
This is a standalone book, so there is no order to follow. Read it from the beginning, as it moves chronologically through Hurston's life.
The book is organised into four periods: her early life (1891 to 1919), her struggles at the margins (1920 to 1930), her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931 to 1956), and her later years (1957 to 1960).

Description

Zora Neale Hurston is a scholarly biography that looks at the life and legacy of the pioneering ethnographer through a decolonial lens. The publisher's blurb says it follows her from her early years (1891 to 1919), through her struggles at the margins (1920 to 1930), to her peak as a writer and ethnographer (1931 to 1956), and into her later years (1957 to 1960).

The book examines how Hurston navigated a hostile academic environment and how she worked to redefine Black autonomy and diasporic identity. Its personal and political narratives include her work on Barracoon, and the blurb notes that it underscores her enduring influence on anthropology and contemporary Black thought.

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