Centering The Margins Of Anthropology S History

Author : Regna Darnell,Frederic W. Gleach
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 312 pages
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Release : 2021-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496226297

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The series Histories of Anthropology Annual presents diverse perspectives on the discipline’s history within a global context, with a goal of increasing the awareness and use of historical approaches in teaching, learning, and conducting anthropology. The series includes critical, comparative, analytical, and narrative studies involving all aspects and subfields of anthropology. Volume 14, Centering the Margins of Anthropology’s History, focuses on the conscious recognition of margins and suggests it is time to bring the margins to the center, both in terms of a changing theoretical openness and a supporting body of scholarship—if not to problematize the very dichotomy of center and margins itself. The essays explore two major themes of anthropology’s margins. First, anthropologists and historians have long sought out marginalized and forgotten ancestors, arguing for their present-day relevance and offering explanations for the lack of attention to their contributions to theory, analysis, methods, and findings. Second, anthropologists and their historians have explored a range of genres to present their results in provocative and open-ended formats. This volume closes with an experimental essay that offers a dynamic, multifaceted perspective that captures one of the dominant (if sometimes marginalized) voices in history of anthropology. Steven O. Murray’s career developed at the institutional margins of several academic disciplines and activist discourses, but his distinctive voice has been, and will remain, at the center of our history.

Author : Regna Darnell,Frederic W. Gleach
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781496225535

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Centering the Margins of Anthropology's History by Regna Darnell,Frederic W. Gleach Pdf

Centering the Margins of Anthropology’s History circles around the conscious recognition of margins and suggests it is time to bring the margins to the center, both in terms of a changing theoretical openness and a supporting body of scholarship.

Author : Brian Keith Axel
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 0822328887

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From the Margins by Brian Keith Axel Pdf

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Author : Brian Keith Axel
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2002-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822383345

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From the Margins by Brian Keith Axel Pdf

Historical anthropology: critical exchange between two decidedly distinct disciplines or innovative mode of knowledge production? As this volume’s title suggests, the essays Brian Keith Axel has gathered in From the Margins seek to challenge the limits of discrete disciplinary epistemologies and conventions, gesturing instead toward a transdisciplinary understanding of the emerging relations between archive and field. In original articles encompassing a wide range of geographic and temporal locations, eminent scholars contest some of the primary preconceptions of their fields. The contributors tackle such topics as the paradoxical nature of American Civil War monuments, the figure of the “New Christian” in early seventeenth-century Peru, the implications of statistics for ethnography, and contemporary South Africa's “occult economies.” That anthropology and history have their provenance in—and have been complicit with—colonial formations is perhaps commonplace knowledge. But what is rarely examined is the specific manner in which colonial processes imbue and threaten the celebratory ideals of postcolonial reason or the enlightenment of today’s liberal practices in the social sciences and humanities. By elaborating this critique, From the Margins offers diverse and powerful models that explore the intersections of historically specific local practices with processes of a world historical order. As such, the collection will not only prove valuable reading for anthropologists and historians, but also for scholars in colonial, postcolonial, and globalization studies. Contributors. Talal Asad, Brian Keith Axel, Bernard S. Cohn, Jean Comaroff, John L. Comaroff, Nicholas B. Dirks, Irene Silverblatt, Paul A. Silverstein, Teri Silvio, Ann Laura Stoler, Michel-Rolph Trouillot

Author : Liam D. Murphy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Anthropologie
ISBN : 9781442636873

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Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fifth Edition by Liam D. Murphy Pdf

The fifth edition of this bestselling reader builds a strong foundation in both classical and contemporary theory, with a sharpened focus on gender and anthropology, and the anthropology of new media and technology. Short introductions and key terms accompany every reading, and light annotations have been added to aid students in reading original articles. Used on its own or together with A History of Anthropological Theory, Fifth Edition, this anthology offers a flexible and unrivalled introduction to anthropological theory that reflects not only the history but also the changing nature of the discipline today.

Author : Aleksandar Bošković
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780857450203

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Other People's Anthropologies by Aleksandar Bošković Pdf

Anthropological practice has been dominated by the so-called "great" traditions (Anglo-American, French, and German). However, processes of decolonization, along with critical interrogation of these dominant narratives, have led to greater visibility of what used to be seen as peripheral scholarship. With contributions from leading anthropologists and social scientists from different countries and anthropological traditions, this volume gives voice to scholars outside these "great" traditions. It shows the immense variety of methodologies, training, and approaches that scholars from these regions bring to anthropology and the social sciences in general, thus enriching the disciplines in important ways at an age marked by multiculturalism, globalization, and transnationalism.

Author : Paul A. Erickson,Liam Donat Murphy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 617 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442606562

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Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory by Paul A. Erickson,Liam Donat Murphy Pdf

This comprehensive anthology offers over 40 readings that are critical to the understanding of anthropological theory and the development of anthropology as an academic discipline. The fourth edition maintains a strong focus on the "four-field" roots of the discipline in North America but has been reorganized with a new section on twenty-first-century theory, including coverage of postcolonial and public anthropology. New key terms and introductions accompany each reading and a revamped glossary makes the book more student-friendly. Used on its own, or together with the overview text A History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition, this anthology offers a flexible and unrivaled introduction to anthropological theory that reflects not only the history but also the changing nature of the discipline today. For additional resources, visit the "Teaching Theory" page at www.utpteachingculture.com.

Author : Veena Das,Deborah Poole
Publisher : James Currey Publishers
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1930618417

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Anthropology in the Margins of the State by Veena Das,Deborah Poole Pdf

The very form and reach of the modern state are changing radically under the pressure of globalization. Drawing on fieldwork in Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Peru, Guatemala, India, Chad, Colombia, and South Africa, the contributors examine official documentary practices and their forms and falsifications; the problems that highly mobile mercenaries, currency, goods, arms, and diamonds pose to the state; emerging non-state regulatory authorities; and the role language plays as cultures struggle to articulate their situation.

Author : Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442636903

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Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fifth Edition by Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy Pdf

The fifth edition of this bestselling reader builds a strong foundation in both classical and contemporary theory, with a sharpened focus on gender and anthropology, and the anthropology of new media and technology. Short introductions and key terms accompany every reading, and light annotations have been added to aid students in reading original articles. Used on its own or together with A History of Anthropological Theory, Fifth Edition, this anthology offers a flexible and unrivalled introduction to anthropological theory that reflects not only the history but also the changing nature of the discipline today.

Author : Gavin A. Smith,Gregory Blue,June C. Nash,Dolores Waldenström Stanley,University of Victoria (B.C.). World History Caucus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Latin America
ISBN : 1550580760

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Memory at the Margins by Gavin A. Smith,Gregory Blue,June C. Nash,Dolores Waldenström Stanley,University of Victoria (B.C.). World History Caucus Pdf

Author : Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1846 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781442606586

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Readings for a History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition by Paul A. Erickson,Liam D. Murphy Pdf

This comprehensive anthology offers over 40 readings that are critical to the understanding of anthropological theory and the development of anthropology as an academic discipline. The fourth edition maintains a strong focus on the "four-field" roots of the discipline in North America but has been reorganized with a new section on twenty-first-century theory, including coverage of postcolonial and public anthropology. New key terms and introductions accompany each reading and a revamped glossary makes the book more student-friendly. Used on its own, or together with the overview text A History of Anthropological Theory, Fourth Edition, this anthology offers a flexible and unrivaled introduction to anthropological theory that reflects not only the history but also the changing nature of the discipline today. For additional resources, visit the "Teaching Theory" page at www.utpteachingculture.com.

Author : Regna Darnell,Frederic W. Gleach
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02-01
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780803266575

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Histories of Anthropology Annual by Regna Darnell,Frederic W. Gleach Pdf

Histories of Anthropology Annual promotes diverse perspectives on the discipline's history within a global context. Critical, comparative, analytical, and narrative studies involving all aspects and subfields of anthropology will be included, along with reviews and shorter pieces.This inaugural volume offers insightful looks at the careers, lives, and influence of anthropologists and others, including Herbert Spencer, Frederick Starr, Mark Hanna Watkins, Leslie White, and Jacob Ezra Thomas. Topics in this volume include anti-imperialism; racism in Guatemala; the study of peasants; the Carnegie Institution, Mayan archaeology and espionage; Cold War anthropology; African studies; literary influences; church and religion; and tribal museums.Regna Darnell is a professor of anthropology at the University of Western Ontario. She is the author of Invisible Genealogies: A History of Americanist Anthropology (Nebraska 2001) and Edward Sapir: Linguist, Anthropologist, Humanist . Frederic W. Gleach is a senior lecturer and curator of anthropology at Cornell University and the author of Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: A Conflict of Cultures (Nebraska 1997). Together they co-edited Celebrating a Century of the American Anthropological Association: Presidential Portraits (Nebraska 2002).

Author : Das Veena,Deborah Poole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:777040435

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Anthropology in the Margins of the State by Das Veena,Deborah Poole Pdf

Author : Dagmar C. G. Lorenz,Renate S. Posthofen
Publisher : Camden House
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 157113171X

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Transforming the Center, Eroding the Margins by Dagmar C. G. Lorenz,Renate S. Posthofen Pdf

Transforming the Center, Eroding the Marginsis a collection ofcritical articles about recent and contemporary German literaturedesigned to stimulate discussion about German-speaking culture from thepoint of view of diversity. The combination of broad historicalapproaches and detailed textual analyses made it possible to present inthis volume a spectrum of identities and positions within theGerman-speaking sphere, and sometimes even within the work of a singleauthor. Examining the works of German-speaking authors of differentbackgrounds and countries of residence from many different points ofview shows that the very concept of a unified "German Culture" is aconstruct.Because of the increasing visibility of various ethnic,religious, cultural, and economic groups -- including migrant workers,exiles, and immigrants -- multiculturalism and cultural diversity inCentral Europe have received considerable attention in public debatesince the disintegration of the Eastern bloc and the fall of the BerlinWall. Yet neither cultural diversity nor the gender issues examinedthroughout the volume are recent phenomena. Upon closer scrutiny thenotions of center and margin are shown to have origins in the nineteenthcentury and before.The articles in this volume, distinct in theirapproaches and each one concerned with specific situations, reveal anongoing decline of mainstream discourse: the erosion of the cultural"center," and a strengthening of what continues to be referred to as"marginal." The literary and intellectual production of groups that areseen as marginal is becoming ever more compelling and visible, as isdocumented in Transforming the Center, Eroding the Margins.

Author : Richard Handler
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780299219239

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Central Sites, Peripheral Visions by Richard Handler Pdf

The terms "center" and "periphery" are particularly relevant to anthropologists, since traditionally they look outward from institutional "centers"-universities, museums, government bureaus-to learn about people on the "peripheries." Yet anthropology itself, as compared with economics, politics, or history, occupies a space somewhat on the margins of academe. Still, anthropologists, who control esoteric knowledge about the vast range of human variation, often find themselves in a theoretically central position, able to critique the "universal" truths promoted by other disciplines. Central Sites, Peripheral Visions presents five case studies that explore the dilemmas, moral as well as political, that emerge out of this unique position. From David Koester's analysis of how ethnographic descriptions of Iceland marginalized that country's population, to Kath Weston's account of an offshore penal colony where officials mixed prison work with ethnographic pursuits; from Brad Evans's reflections on the "bohemianism" of both the Harlem vogue and American anthropology, to Arthur J. Ray's study of anthropologists who serve as expert witnesses in legal cases, the essays in the eleventh volume of the History of Anthropology Series reflect on anthropology's always problematic status as centrally peripheral, or peripherally central. Finally, George W. Stocking, Jr., in a contribution that is almost a book in its own right, traces the professional trajectory of American anthropologist Robert Gelston Armstrong, who was unceremoniously expelled from his place of privilege because of his communist sympathies in the 1950s. By taking up Armstrong's unfinished business decades later, Stocking engages in an extended meditation on the relationship between center and periphery and offers "a kind of posthumous reparation," a page in the history of the discipline for a distant colleague who might otherwise have remained in the footnotes.