Up Close and Personal: On Peripheral Perspectives and the Production of Anthropological Knowledge

Up Close and Personal: On Peripheral Perspectives and the Production of Anthropological Knowledge
ISBN-10
0857458477
ISBN-13
9780857458476
Series
Up Close and Personal
Category
Social Science
Pages
284
Language
English
Published
2013-06-30
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Authors
Cris Shore, Susanna Trnka

Description

Combining rich personal accounts from twelve veteran anthropologists with reflexive analyses of the state of anthropology today, this book is a treatise on theory and method offering fresh insights into the production of anthropological knowledge, from the creation of key concepts to major paradigm shifts. Particular focus is given to how 'peripheral perspectives' can help re-shape the discipline and the ways that anthropologists think about contemporary culture and society. From urban Maori communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand to the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, from Arnhem Land in Australia to the villages of Yorkshire, these accounts take us to the heart of the anthropological endeavour, decentring mainstream perspectives, and revealing the intimate relationships and processes that create anthropological knowledge.

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