Generative Anthropology (GA) is an attempt to come to grips with the fact that human language represents not a gradual development from animal communication but a radical break from it.
Learning Resources:
- A 60 second written overview of GA: Introduction to Generative Anthropology
- 8 minute video introduction to GA and the Originary Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkwR5QYyvWk
- The Originary Hypothesis in Itself by Dennis Bouvard:
- https://dennisbouvard.substack.com/p/the-originary-hypothesis-in-itself
- Why Generative Anthropology? An essay on GA by Peter Goldman:
- http://anthropoetics.ucla.edu/views/vw445/
- Generative Anthropology Podcast
- Three ~5-15 minute lectures about the Originary Scene by Adam Katz
Books about Generative Anthropology:
I would recommend two books for those new to GA: The Origin of Language by Eric Gans & Anthropomorphics by Dennis Bouvard. They are both concise and powerful introductions to this new way of thinking.
- The Origin of Language: https://www.amazon.com/Origin-Language-New-Eric-Gans/
- Anthropomorphics: https://www.amazon.com/Anthropomorphics-Originary-Grammar-Dennis-Bouvard/
Blogs about Generative Anthropology:
Dennis Bouvard writes about GA on Substack: dennisbouvard.substack.com
Eric Gans has an active blog: http://anthropoetics.ucla.edu/category/views/