There is surprisingly little fieldwork done on the United States by anthropologists from abroad. America Observed fills that gap by bringing into greater focus empirical as well as theoretical implications of this phenomenon. Edited by Virginia Dominguez and Jasmin Habib, the essays collected here offer a critique of such an absence, exploring its likely reasons while also illustrating the advantages of studying fieldwork-based anthropological projects conducted by colleagues from outside the U.S. This volume contains an introduction written by the editors and fieldwork-based essays written by…mehr
There is surprisingly little fieldwork done on the United States by anthropologists from abroad. America Observed fills that gap by bringing into greater focus empirical as well as theoretical implications of this phenomenon. Edited by Virginia Dominguez and Jasmin Habib, the essays collected here offer a critique of such an absence, exploring its likely reasons while also illustrating the advantages of studying fieldwork-based anthropological projects conducted by colleagues from outside the U.S. This volume contains an introduction written by the editors and fieldwork-based essays written by Helena Wulff, Jasmin Habib, Limor Darash, Ulf Hannerz, and Moshe Shokeid, and reflections on the broad issue written by Geoffrey White, Keiko Ikeda, and Jane Desmond. Suitable for introductory and mid-level anthropology courses, America Observed will also be useful for American Studies courses both in the U.S. and elsewhere.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Virginia R. Dominguez is Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor of Anthropology, Jewish Studies, Global Studies, Caribbean Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the U.S. She is a recent past president of the American Anthropological Association, recent past editor of American Ethnologist, and co-founder of the International Forum for U.S. Studies.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Can the US Be "Othered" Usefully? On an International Anthropology of the United States Virginia R. Dominguez and Jasmin Habib PART I: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN? THE US AS FIELDSITE Chapter 1. Manhattan as a Magnet: Place and Circulation among Young Swedes Helena Wulff Chapter 2. Is It Un-American to Be Critical of Israel? Criticism and Fear in the US Context Jasmin Habib Chapter 3. Biosecurity in the US: "The Scientific" and "the American" in Critical Perspective" Limor Samimian-Darash Chapter 4. American Theater State: Reflections on Political Culture Ulf Hannerz Chapter 5. Observing American Gay Organizations and Voluntary Associations: An Outsider's Exposition Moshe Shokeid PART II: FROM THE INSIDE OUT? REFLECTIONS ON AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE US Chapter 6. Who Cares? Why It's Odd and Why It's Not? Geoffrey White Chapter 7. Power and the Trafficking of Scholarship in International American Studies Keiko Ikeda Afterword: The Sounds of Silence: Commissions, Omissions, and Particularity in the Global Anthropology of the United States Jane C. Desmond Index
Introduction: Can the US Be "Othered" Usefully? On an International Anthropology of the United States Virginia R. Dominguez and Jasmin Habib PART I: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN? THE US AS FIELDSITE Chapter 1. Manhattan as a Magnet: Place and Circulation among Young Swedes Helena Wulff Chapter 2. Is It Un-American to Be Critical of Israel? Criticism and Fear in the US Context Jasmin Habib Chapter 3. Biosecurity in the US: "The Scientific" and "the American" in Critical Perspective" Limor Samimian-Darash Chapter 4. American Theater State: Reflections on Political Culture Ulf Hannerz Chapter 5. Observing American Gay Organizations and Voluntary Associations: An Outsider's Exposition Moshe Shokeid PART II: FROM THE INSIDE OUT? REFLECTIONS ON AN INTERNATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE US Chapter 6. Who Cares? Why It's Odd and Why It's Not? Geoffrey White Chapter 7. Power and the Trafficking of Scholarship in International American Studies Keiko Ikeda Afterword: The Sounds of Silence: Commissions, Omissions, and Particularity in the Global Anthropology of the United States Jane C. Desmond Index
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