Berghan Books have published Who Are ‘We’? Reimagining Alterity and Affinity in Anthropology (eds: Liana Chua and Nayanika Mathur), a new volume examining how forms and notions of collective disciplinary identity shape the way we think, write and do anthropology. Professor João de Pina-Cabral has contributed a chapter entitled Towards an Ecumenical Anthropology.
Description
Who do “we” anthropologists think “we” are? And how do forms and notions of collective disciplinary identity shape the way we think, write and do anthropology? This volume explores how the anthropological “we” has been construed, transformed and deployed across history and the global anthropological landscape. Drawing together both reflections and ethnographic case studies, it interrogates the critical — yet poorly studied — roles played by myriad anthropological “we”s in generating and influencing anthropological theory, method and analysis. In the process, new spaces are opened for reimagining who “we” are – and what “we,” and indeed anthropology – could become.
“[This volume] raises awareness about existing inequalities in knowledge production, and at the same time contributes to the theoretical discussions on knowledge production in anthropology.” · Michal Buchowski, Adam Mickiewicz University
The book is available from Berghan and, until 31st October, you can get 50% off the retail price using the code CHU885.