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The Life of the Senses: Introduction to a Modal Anthropology
François Laplantine
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Paperback. Translation of: Le social et le sensible. Translator(s): Furniss, Jamie; Furniss, Jamie. Series Editor(s): Howes, David. Series: Sensory Studies Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
Both a vital theoretical work and a fine illustration of the principles and practice of sensory ethnography, this much anticipated translation is destined to figure as a major catalyst in the expanding field of sensory studies.Drawing on his own fieldwork in Brazil and Japan and a wide range of philosophical, literary and cinematic sources, the author outlines his vision for a ‘modal anthropology’. François Laplantine challenges the primacy accorded to ‘sign’ and ‘structure’ in conventional social science research, and redirects attention to the tonalities and rhythmic intensities of different ways of living. Arguing that meaning, sensation and sociality cannot be ... Read more
Both a vital theoretical work and a fine illustration of the principles and practice of sensory ethnography, this much anticipated translation is destined to figure as a major catalyst in the expanding field of sensory studies.Drawing on his own fieldwork in Brazil and Japan and a wide range of philosophical, literary and cinematic sources, the author outlines his vision for a ‘modal anthropology’. François Laplantine challenges the primacy accorded to ‘sign’ and ‘structure’ in conventional social science research, and redirects attention to the tonalities and rhythmic intensities of different ways of living. Arguing that meaning, sensation and sociality cannot be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Series
Sensory Studies Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472531964
SKU
V9781472531964
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About François Laplantine
François Laplantine is Professor Emeritus of the University of Lyon 2, France and has an honorary doctorate from the Federal University of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.Jamie Furniss is Lecturer in Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, UK.
Reviews for The Life of the Senses: Introduction to a Modal Anthropology
By definition, most scholarly work takes the form of 'normal science' in the Kuhnian sense, answering the questions posed by the current state of a discipline and filling in perceived gaps in its knowledge … Once in a while, though, something really revolutionary appears, something that aims to overthrow the very foundations not only of a discipline but of an ... Read more