ABSTRACT
Inspired by the work of world-renowned anthropologist Marilyn Strathern, this collection of essays features contributions from a range of internationally recognized scholars – including Strathern herself – which examine a range of methodologies and approaches to the anthropology of knowledge.The book investigates the production of knowledge through a variety of themes, centered on the question of the researcher’s obligations and the requirements of knowledge. These range from the obligation to connect with local culture and existing anthropological knowledge, to the need to draw conclusions and circulate what has been learned. Taking up themes that are relevant for anthropology as a whole – particularly the topic of knowledge and the ethics of knowing others, as well as the notion of the local in a global world – Knowledge and Ethics in Anthropology is key reading for students and scholars alike. A thorough introduction to the key concepts and terms used in Strathern’s work is provided, making this a fantastic resource for anyone encountering her work for the first time.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|64 pages
Epistemology, Subjectivity and the Ethics of Knowing Others
part Two|49 pages
Persons, Sociality and Value: Partibility as Sacrifice, Consumption and Investment
chapter Chapter Six|19 pages
Priceless Value: From No Money on Our Skins to a Moral Economy of Investment
part Three|46 pages
Mobilizing Power and Belonging: The Local in a Global World
chapter Chapter Seven|25 pages
‘Cutting the Network’: Mobilizations of Ethnicity/Appropriations of Power in Multinational Corporations
chapter Chapter Eight|18 pages
‘Real Britons’: Idiom and Injunctions of Belonging for a Cosmopolitan Society
part Four|41 pages
Knowledge Exchange and the Creativity of Relationships: Contextualizing and Recontextualizing Knowledge