Objects Evidence

Matthew Engelke

ISBN 10: 1405192968 / ISBN 13: 9781405192965

Verlag: Wiley Apr 2009, 2009

Beschreibung

Neuware - Evidence is something that all anthropologists must possess, and the collection of evidence in the field is still one of the main ingredients of what Bronislaw Malinowski once referred to as 'the ethnographer's magic'. And yet, despite this, the concept of evidence has received little sustained attention in print - especially when compared to related concepts, such as 'fieldwork', 'truth', 'facts', and 'knowledge'. All anthropologists use evidence, but precious few reflect on what it is - or isn't. This volume goes some way to correcting this state of affairs. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781405192965

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Objects Evidence

Verlag: Wiley Apr 2009

Erscheinungsdatum: 2009

Einband: Taschenbuch

Zustand: Neu

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Inhaltsangabe:

Part of The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Special Issue Book Series, the contributors to this volume share the conviction that anthropology can no longer afford to ignore the importance of the concept of evidence, either for the ways in which anthropologists carry out their work (methodology) or present and justify their findings (epistemology).

• Demonstrates that evidence is something that all anthropologists must possess
• Shows how the collection of evidence in the field is still, without doubt, one of the main ingredients of what Bronislaw Malinowski once referred to as 'the ethnographer’s magic'
• Reveals how the concept of evidence has received little sustained attention in print – especially when compared to related concepts, such as 'fieldwork', 'truth', 'facts', and 'knowledge'
• Argued from a variety of theoretical perspectives and a rarity in its ability to orchestrate some many different – and vibrant – paradigms and points of view

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Matthew Engelke is a lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the London School of Economics.