An Anthropology Of...Author: Andrew Gilbert
Among the most common phrases to appear in anthropological scholarship is an anthropology of But the objects of this phrase differ wildly. A simple search of anthropology journals offers an anthropology of, variously: landmines, culpability, old age, lying, parking, the multimodal, viral hemorrhagic fevers, algorithms, electricity, interior dialogue, immunology, public reasoning, and undesired buildings. With such an array of different subjects can the authors mean the same thing by what constitutes anthropology? Drawing on interviews with a diverse group of anthropologists, this podcast takes this phrase as a starting point to offer a playful and contemplative exploration of how the discipline understands itself today. Language: en Genres: Education, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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