Background
Mr. Kennedy was born in Natick, Massachusetts, United States, on June 12, 1943. He was a son of Joseph S. (a lawyer) and Gladys M. E. (a lawyer) Kennedy.
- Photos
- Works
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
data-src="/web/show-photo.jpg?id=1529301&cache=false" src="" alt="" class="gallery-slider__content__img" height=""
-
data-src="/web/show-photo.jpg?id=1529302&cache=false" src="" alt="" class="gallery-slider__content__img" height=""
-
data-src="/web/show-photo.jpg?id=1529305&cache=false" src="" alt="" class="gallery-slider__content__img" height=""
-
data-src="/web/show-photo.jpg?id=1529315&cache=false" src="" alt="" class="gallery-slider__content__img" height=""
-
data-src="/web/show-photo.jpg?id=1529316&cache=false" src="" alt="" class="gallery-slider__content__img" height=""
- Photos
- Works
book
Labrador Village
(Kennedy takes his readers to a remote part of Canada in t...)
Kennedy takes his readers to a remote part of Canada in this descriptive ethnography of daily life in a subarctic community in southeastern Labrador. Here, two seasonal villages--one used during summer, the other during winter--form one community largely occupied by the same people. In spring, families move to the coast to fish, returning to their sheltered bay homes in fall to hunt, trap, and harvest wood. Kennedy, who calls himself a "privileged outsider," explores persistence and change in this small-scale community, an insulated world of icebergs, salted codfish, traplines, and ghost stories. We learn about Labrador family life, about the way children are raised, about patterned social and political life, and about local belief systems.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/088133863X/?tag=2022091-20
Encounters: An Anthropological History of Southeastern Labrador (McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series) eBook: John C. Kennedy: Kindle Store
(Part anthropological history, part informed critique, Enc...)
Part anthropological history, part informed critique, Encounters examines the relations between the people of southeastern Labrador and the many visitors who have come to fish, heal the sick, and extract the region's resources. John Kennedy presents the latest archaeological, genealogical, and ethno-historical research that changes scholarly understandings of southeastern Labrador. Departing from the conventional view that coastal Labrador has distinct Inuit and non-Inuit regions, he argues that the coast should be viewed as a continuum of "Inuitness." Encounters unravels the social implications of the region's complex mercantile fishery, describes how twentieth-century military and resource development have impacted Labrador's seasonal economy, and suggests that Newfoundland continues to use Labrador as a colony. Kennedy uses field research he conducted in 2013 to describe the origins, current economies, and future challenges of the region's tiny villages. Although he is a strong supporter of Aboriginal land claims, Kennedy explores the impact of identity politics in the region, showing how land claims based solely on geography can unintentionally create inequities. Drawing on decades of field and archival research, Kennedy demonstrates how Aboriginal politics are transforming society in southeastern Labrador, empowering local people to overcome the stigmas of history and finally acknowledge their Inuit ancestry.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015TNSQ8U/?tag=2022091-20
People of the Bays and Headlands: Anthropological History and the Fate of Communities in the Unknown Labrador
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0802076009/?tag=2022091-20
John Charles Kennedy
John Charles Kennedy was an American writer and professor at a number of universities.
Education
John Kennedy finished University of Denver, earning his Bachelor of Arts in 1966. In 1968 he obtained Master of Arts degree from University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In 1978 he graduated from Michigan State University with Doctor of Philosophy.
Career
Since 1973 Mr. Kennedy served at Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, holding the post of a professor of anthropology. In 1995 he was appointed exchange professor at University of Bergen. Mr. Kennedy was a member of Native People’s Support Group. Later he worked as a consultant on aboriginal issues.
Achievements
-
John Kennedy is a well-known author who wrote a number of books.
Works
book
-
Encounters: An Anthropological History of Southeastern Labrador (McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series) eBook: John C. Kennedy: Kindle Store
(Part anthropological history, part informed critique, Enc...)
-
Labrador Village
(Kennedy takes his readers to a remote part of Canada in t...)
- People of the Bays and Headlands: Anthropological History and the Fate of Communities in the Unknown Labrador
-
Encounters: An Anthropological History of Southeastern Labrador (McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series) eBook: John C. Kennedy: Kindle Store
Interests
-
gardening, fly fishing, music, hockey
Connections
John Kennedy married Karen M. Olsson (a nurse). They had two children: Alexander, Erik.
- Father:
- Joseph S. Kennedy
- Mother:
- Gladys M. E. Kennedy
- Wife:
- Karen M. Olsson
- Son:
- Alexander Kennedy
- Son:
- Erik Kennedy
