Two decades after the publication of Clifford and Marcus' volume Writing Culture, this collection provides a fresh and diverse reassessment of the debates that this pioneering volume unleashed. At the same time, Beyond Writing Culture moves the debate on by embracing the more fundamental challenge as to how to conceptualise the intricate relationship between epistemology and representational practices rather than maintaining the original narrow focus on textual analysis. It thus offers a thought-provoking tapestry of new ideas relevant for scholars not only concerned with 'the ethnographic Other', but with representation in general.…mehr
Two decades after the publication of Clifford and Marcus' volume Writing Culture, this collection provides a fresh and diverse reassessment of the debates that this pioneering volume unleashed. At the same time, Beyond Writing Culture moves the debate on by embracing the more fundamental challenge as to how to conceptualise the intricate relationship between epistemology and representational practices rather than maintaining the original narrow focus on textual analysis. It thus offers a thought-provoking tapestry of new ideas relevant for scholars not only concerned with 'the ethnographic Other', but with representation in general.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Olaf Zenker is Junior Professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Freie Universität Berlin. He received his PhD from the Martin Luther University and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale, Germany, and obtained his habilitation from the University of Bern, Switzerland. His publications include the co-edited volume Irish/ness Is All Around Us: Language Revivalism and the Culture of Ethnic Identity in Northern Ireland (Berghahn Books, 2013).
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Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Prologue: Opening Doors Beyond Writing Culture Olaf Zenker and Karsten Kumoll Chapter 2. Textualization, Mystification and the Power of the Frame Vincent Crapanzano Chapter 3. Reading James Clifford: On Ethnographic Allegory Steffen Strohmenger Chapter 4. Indigenous Research and the Politics of Representation: Notes on the Cultural Theory of Marshall Sahlins Karsten Kumoll Chapter 5. From the Spirit's Point of View: Ethnography, Total Truth and Speakership Thomas G. Kirsch Chapter 6. Interlogue: 'Writing Cultures' and the Quest for Knowledge Rozita Dimova Chapter 7. Language Matters: Reflexive Notes on Representing the Irish Language Revival in Catholic West Belfast Olaf Zenker Chapter 8. Ethnographic Cognition and Writing Culture Christophe Heintz Chapter 9. Hard Truths: Addressing a Crisis in Ethnography Stephen P. Reyna Chapter 10. The Migration of the 'Culture' Concept from Anthropology to Sociology at the Fin de siècle John H. Zammito Chapter 11. Epilogue: How Do Paradigm Shifts Work in Anthropology? On the Relationship of Theory and Experience Günther Schlee Notes on Contributors Index
Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Prologue: Opening Doors Beyond Writing Culture Olaf Zenker and Karsten Kumoll Chapter 2. Textualization, Mystification and the Power of the Frame Vincent Crapanzano Chapter 3. Reading James Clifford: On Ethnographic Allegory Steffen Strohmenger Chapter 4. Indigenous Research and the Politics of Representation: Notes on the Cultural Theory of Marshall Sahlins Karsten Kumoll Chapter 5. From the Spirit's Point of View: Ethnography, Total Truth and Speakership Thomas G. Kirsch Chapter 6. Interlogue: 'Writing Cultures' and the Quest for Knowledge Rozita Dimova Chapter 7. Language Matters: Reflexive Notes on Representing the Irish Language Revival in Catholic West Belfast Olaf Zenker Chapter 8. Ethnographic Cognition and Writing Culture Christophe Heintz Chapter 9. Hard Truths: Addressing a Crisis in Ethnography Stephen P. Reyna Chapter 10. The Migration of the 'Culture' Concept from Anthropology to Sociology at the Fin de siècle John H. Zammito Chapter 11. Epilogue: How Do Paradigm Shifts Work in Anthropology? On the Relationship of Theory and Experience Günther Schlee Notes on Contributors Index
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