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- catalog abstract "Among the social sciences, anthropology relies most fundamentally on "fieldwork"--The long-term immersion in another way of life as the basis for knowledge. In an era when anthropologists are studying topics that resist geographical localization, this book initiates a long-overdue discussion of the political and epistemological implications of the disciplinary commitment to fieldwork. These innovative, stimulating essays--carefully chosen to form a coherent whole--interrogate the notion of "the field," showing how the concept is historically constructed and exploring the consequences of its dominance. The essays discuss anthropological work done in places (in refugee camps, on television) or among populations (gays and lesbians, homeless people in the United States) that challenge the traditional boundaries of "the field." The contributors suggest alternative methodologies appropriate for contemporary problems and ultimately propose a reformation of the discipline of anthropology.".
- catalog contributor b10194671.
- catalog contributor b10194672.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "Among the social sciences, anthropology relies most fundamentally on "fieldwork"--The long-term immersion in another way of life as the basis for knowledge. In an era when anthropologists are studying topics that resist geographical localization, this book initiates a long-overdue discussion of the political and epistemological implications of the disciplinary commitment to fieldwork. These innovative, stimulating essays--carefully chosen to form a coherent whole--interrogate the notion of "the field," showing how the concept is historically constructed and exploring the consequences of its dominance. The essays discuss anthropological work done in places (in refugee camps, on television) or among populations (gays and lesbians, homeless people in the United States) that challenge the traditional boundaries of "the field." The contributors suggest alternative methodologies appropriate for contemporary problems and ultimately propose a reformation of the discipline of anthropology.".
- catalog description "Discipline and practice : "the field" as site, method, and location in anthropology / Akhil Gupta and James Ferguson -- After Ishmael : the fieldwork traditiion and its future / Henrika Kuklick -- Locating the past / Mary Des Chene -- News and culture : transitory phenomena and the fieldwork tradition / Liisa H. Malkki -- African studies as American institution / Deborah Amory -- The waxing and waning of "subfields" in North Americam sociocultural anthropology / Jane F. Collier -- Anthropology and the cultural study of science : from citadels to string figures / Emily Martin -- "You can't take the subway to the field!" : "village" epistimologies in the global village / Joanne Pessaro -- The virtual anthropologist / Kath Weston -- Spatial practices : fieldwork, travel, and the disciplining of anthropology / James Clifford.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-259) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 275 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0520206797".
- catalog identifier "0520206800 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Berkeley : University of California Press,".
- catalog subject "301/.07/23 21".
- catalog subject "Anthropology Field work.".
- catalog subject "Anthropology Fieldwork.".
- catalog subject "Anthropology Methodology.".
- catalog subject "Anthropology Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "GN34.3.F53 A56 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Discipline and practice : "the field" as site, method, and location in anthropology / Akhil Gupta and James Ferguson -- After Ishmael : the fieldwork traditiion and its future / Henrika Kuklick -- Locating the past / Mary Des Chene -- News and culture : transitory phenomena and the fieldwork tradition / Liisa H. Malkki -- African studies as American institution / Deborah Amory -- The waxing and waning of "subfields" in North Americam sociocultural anthropology / Jane F. Collier -- Anthropology and the cultural study of science : from citadels to string figures / Emily Martin -- "You can't take the subway to the field!" : "village" epistimologies in the global village / Joanne Pessaro -- The virtual anthropologist / Kath Weston -- Spatial practices : fieldwork, travel, and the disciplining of anthropology / James Clifford.".
- catalog title "Anthropological locations : boundaries and grounds of a field science / edited by Akhil Gupta and James Ferguson.".
- catalog type "text".