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Mary Gluckman

Memorial plaque in Hyning Scout Wood
Memorial plaque in Hyning Scout Wood

Born1917 (1917)
Italy

Died1990 (aged 72–73)
EducationWycombe Abbey
Alma materOxford University
Spouse(s)Max Gluckman
Scientific career
Fields
Linguist and social anthropology
InstitutionsManchester school

Mary Gluckman (1917–1990) was an Italian linguist and anthropologist. She was the wife of Professor Max Gluckman at Manchester University and worked at her husband's side for many years. After his death in 1975, she served with Voluntary Service Overseas for over two years in Sierra Leone.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Life in Africa


  • 3 Life in England after her return from Africa


  • 4 References


  • 5 Publications




Early life


She was born in Italy 1917. Her father, an Italian architect, died before Mary was born; her mother died when Mary was two years old. As a result, she was brought up by relatives of her mother, a well-to-do family. Mary attended a girl's boarding school, Wycombe Abbey before going on to study languages at Oxford University. While she was at Oxford, she met her future husband Max; after they married she dropped out of Oxford, and travelled to Southern Africa to help him with his field work among the Barotse and Zulu.



Life in Africa


The Gluckman's first son was born on March 12, 1943 in Cape Town. Some of the conflicts of family life and being the wife of a social anthropologist are shown in Lyn Schumaker's account which states that Mary became involved in the work of the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute (RLI).[1]



Life in England after her return from Africa


Mary was politically active throughout her adult life. What she had seen of racism in South Africa and Colonialism throughout Southern Africa motivated her to engage in movements struggling against Britain's colonial hegemony. Mary took an active part in the field of community work in the severely disadvantaged Moss Side area of Manchester. She facilitated the placing of a Sierra Leonian social anthropologist, Eyo Bassey Ndem, in a large community project funded by Sir Arthur Lewis.[2]


Mary supported Lancashire cricket team.



References




  1. ^ Richard Handler, ed. (2004), Significant Others: Interpersonal and Professional Commitments in Anthropology, University of Wisconsin Press, p. 112, ISBN 0299194736.mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ P. Mosley, B. Ingham (2013), Sir Arthur Lewis: A Biography, Springer, p. 121, ISBN 1137366435




Publications



  • Mary and Max Gluckman (1977), "On Drama, and Games and Athletic Contests", Secular Ritual, Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, ISBN 9023214579






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