15 Questions for Robert Bell

Robert Bell, who invented anthropology in 1943, gave a special lecture on Monday in Sever Hall about anthropology. What is the state of anthropology, FM wondered? We caught up with Dr. Bell on AIM after his talk and asked him 15 Questions.

FM10543: hello, dr. bell
RingMyBell: HELLO FM
FM10543: Talk about how you came up with anthropology
RingMyBell: I CAME UP WITH IT IN 1776 WHEN I WAS PEOPLE WATCHING AT A PUBLIC PARK
FM10543: people, as in, “anthropology”
RingMyBell: YES “ANTHRO” IS THE GREEK ROOT FOR “PEOPLE” SO WHEN THE IDEA STRUCK ME TO INVENT IT THE NAME FOLLOWED PRETTY NATURALLY
FM10543: hm so you are 1000 years old
RingMyBell: ...
FM10543: ...
RingMyBell: I AM THE FIRST ANTHROPOLOGIST
FM10543: ...
RingMyBell: YES I AM 1000
FM10543: you mentioned the year 1943
RingMyBell: NO
FM10543: was it a holocaust thing
RingMyBell: WHAT
FM10543: are you nazi
RingMyBell: ANTHROPOLOGICALLY SPEAKING?
FM10543: heh no just be honest
RingMyBell: CAN I SEND YOU A PICTURE
FM10543: no talk more about your role in the creation of anthropology
RingMyBell: IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL
FM10543: ok
RingMyBell: ok
FM10543: ...
RingMyBell: RING MY BELL