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A Post-Exotic Anthropology of Soqotra, Volume IMesography as Paradigm for a Post-Exotic Anthropology: The Post-Ethnography Turn

A Post-Exotic Anthropology of Soqotra, Volume I: Mesography as Paradigm for a Post-Exotic... [This chapter introduces a new research praxis, namely mesography, to underpin the practice of a post-exotic anthropology, which heralds an overdue shift to a post-ethnography era. It identifies the nature of the changes that must be adopted in order to transition from the practice of an exotic to a post-exotic anthropology that can address the existential issues that are endangering our “art of living together.” Accordingly, the chapter undertakes the following tasks: situates the recourse to mesography within an epochal transition in disciplinary practice necessitated by an emergent global political conjuncture; highlights the three dimensions of a post-exotic anthropology as a domain of study; proposes a new ethical covenant for the practice of mesography; provides a tabular presentation on the entailments of a mesographic approach as the method for a post-exotic anthropology; and re-conceptualizes the nature of fieldwork associated with the practice of mesography. The ultimate aim is to institute a symbiosis between the epistemic ambitions of anthropology and the pragmatic concerns and emancipatory aspirations of communities of research subjects and a critical global audience of readers and scholars.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Post-Exotic Anthropology of Soqotra, Volume IMesography as Paradigm for a Post-Exotic Anthropology: The Post-Ethnography Turn

Elie, Serge D.
Springer Journals — Jun 21, 2020
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Springer International Publishing
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978-3-030-45637-5
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10.1007/978-3-030-45638-2_1
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[This chapter introduces a new research praxis, namely mesography, to underpin the practice of a post-exotic anthropology, which heralds an overdue shift to a post-ethnography era. It identifies the nature of the changes that must be adopted in order to transition from the practice of an exotic to a post-exotic anthropology that can address the existential issues that are endangering our “art of living together.” Accordingly, the chapter undertakes the following tasks: situates the recourse to mesography within an epochal transition in disciplinary practice necessitated by an emergent global political conjuncture; highlights the three dimensions of a post-exotic anthropology as a domain of study; proposes a new ethical covenant for the practice of mesography; provides a tabular presentation on the entailments of a mesographic approach as the method for a post-exotic anthropology; and re-conceptualizes the nature of fieldwork associated with the practice of mesography. The ultimate aim is to institute a symbiosis between the epistemic ambitions of anthropology and the pragmatic concerns and emancipatory aspirations of communities of research subjects and a critical global audience of readers and scholars.]

Published: Jun 21, 2020

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