Dr Jeffrey Becker holds a PhD in classical archaeology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A specialist in classical culture, he has taught at a number of North American universities and is the author of a number of articles on the archaeology and anthropology of Ancient Roman life.
Kitty Wheater is a DPhil candidate in anthropology at the University of Oxford.
Ways in to the Text Who was Claude Lévi-Strauss? What does Structural Anthropology Say? Why does Structural Anthropology Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited