Against Exoticism :Toward the Transcendence of Relativism and Universalism in Anthropology
Against Exoticism :Toward the Transcendence of Relativism and Universalism in Anthropology
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22 December, 2016
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781785333705 |
| ISBN10 | 1785333704 |
| Number Of Pages | 154 |
| Item Weight | 218 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Berghahn Books |
| Format | paperback |
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“This book demonstrates the urgent need for a scholarly discourse on methodological concerns with intellectual representations of minorities and subaltern groups. It echoes postcolonial critiques of representation, challenges the ‘transparency by denegations’ of intellectuals and undoes the ‘epistemic violence’… By unraveling these realities, the book contributes a meaningful analysis of deep-seated social values and heterogeneous norms for advancing the discipline of anthropology.” • Anthro Book Forum
Author's Bio
Bruce Kapferer is Director of an ERC Advanced Grant on Egalitarianism at the University of Bergen. He was the Foundation Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Adelaide and later James Cook University. He was the Professor and Chair of Anthropology at University College London, where he is now also Honorary Professor. Dimitrios Theodossopoulos is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Kent. He has conducted research in Panama and Greece, focusing on processes of resistance, exoticisation, authenticity, tourism, environmentalism, and the politics of cultural representation and protest.