Monday 9th December 2019, 14:00 – 17:00. Swingland Room, Marlowe Building, University of Kent
We are confronted with a challenging and timely dilemma: how can we study Brexit-related issues—ethnographically—without de-rationalising or pathologising Brexit supporters, but also without producing an ideological justification for the nationalism, racism and xenophobic stereotyping promoted by Brexit-discourse? Since its conception, ethnography has encouraged a respect for unofficial views and local reason. But how are we to proceed with our ethnographic studies when we discover that local reasoning is ridden with essentialism and prejudice?
Hosted by the Centre for Ethnographic Research, the event will bring together anthropologists, sociologists and geographers concerned with ‘how’ to study Brexit from a perspective that captures local meaningfulness, but is also critical and non-apologetic towards the emerging inequalities.
The event is free and open to all.
Please contact Professor Dimitrios Theodossopoulos for more information.