Culture still matters : notes from the field / by Daniel Martin Varisco.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Varisco, Daniel Martin, author.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 121.

Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; volume 121

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Philosophy.

Ethnology.

Culture--Philosophy.

Culture.

Genre:

Ethnographies.

Physical Description:

xxii, 174 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

"Varisco's Culture Still Matters: Notes from the Field is on the relationship between ethnographic fieldwork and the culture concept in the ongoing debate over the future of anthropology, drawing on the history of both concepts. Despite being the major social science that offers a methodology and tools to understand diverse cultures worldwide, scholars within and outside anthropology have attacked this field for all manner of sins, including fostering colonialism and essentializing others. This book revitalizes constructive debate of this vibrant field's history, methods and contributions, drawing on the author's ethnographic experience in Yemen. It covers complicated theoretical concepts about culture and their critiques in readable prose, accessible to students and interested social scientists in other fields"--Back cover.

Varisco's Culture Still Matters: Notes from the Field is on the relationship between ethnographic fieldwork and the culture concept in the ongoing debate over the future of anthropology, drawing on the history of both concepts. Despite being the major social science that offers a methodology and tools to understand diverse cultures worldwide, scholars within and outside anthropology have attacked this field for all manner of sins, including fostering colonialism and essentializing others. This book revitalizes constructive debate of this vibrant field's history, methods and contributions, drawing on the author's ethnographic experience in Yemen. It covers complicated theoretical concepts about culture and their critiques in readable prose, accessible to students and interested social scientists in other fields.

Contents:

Culture is not a text

On not reading against culture

On to the logic of being there

Beyond the end of anthropology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-171) and index.

ISBN:

9789004375574

9004375570

OCLC:

1041883749