Genealogies for the Present in Cultural Anthropology

by Bruce M. Knauft

Overview

In the wake of tensions between modern and postmodern sensibilities, what larger directions now emerge in cultural anthropology? In this major work, Bruce Knauft takes stock of important recent initiatives in cultural and critical theory. By combining critical reviews and ethnographic engagements with fresh readings of major figures and approaches, the work develops a larger vantage point for considering the dispersing influence of practice theories, postmodernism, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, modern/post-positive feminism, and multicultural criticisms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136661341
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Bruce Knauft is Professor of Anthropology at Emory University and co-editor of the Melanesian Studies Series for the University of California Press. He is the author of two books: Good Company and Violence (1985), and SouthCoast New Guinea Cultures (1993).

Table of Contents

Aperture; 1: Stories, histories, and theories; 2: Critically humanist sensibilities; 3: Pushing anthropology past the posts; 4: Practices; 5: Moments of knowledge and power; 6: Gramsci and bakhtin; 7: Gender, ethnography, and critical query; 8: Multicultural speaking; 9: Conclusions and criticisms