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The Taste of Ethnographic Things: The Senses in Anthropology (Contemporary Ethnography)
Paul Stoller
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Paperback. "An ingeniously constructed springboard for a criticism of anthropology."-- Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 189 x 11. Weight in Grams: 384.
Anthropologists who have lost their senses write ethnographies that are often disconnected from the worlds they seek to portray. For most anthropologists, Stoller contends, tasteless theories are more important than the savory sauces of ethnographic life. That they have lost the smells, sounds, and tastes of the places they study is unfortunate for them, for their subjects, and for the discipline itself.
The Taste of Ethnographic Things describes how, through long-term participation in the lives of the Songhay of Niger, Stoller eventually came to his senses. Taken together, the separate chapters speak to two important and integrated issues. The first ... Read more
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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Series
Contemporary Ethnography
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812212921
SKU
V9780812212921
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About Paul Stoller
Paul Stoller is Professor of Anthropology at West Chester University and the author of Sensuous Scholarship, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.
Reviews for The Taste of Ethnographic Things: The Senses in Anthropology (Contemporary Ethnography)
"An ingeniously constructed springboard for a criticism of anthropology."—African Studies Review "This tantalising exploration of the anthropologist's relation to the Other provides a refreshing, optimistic and creative outlook on the perennial dilemma of ethnographic representation. Based on more than seven years' fieldwork amongst the Songhay of Niger, Stoller concocts an anecdotal mIlEe of sights, sounds and smells that flavour the ... Read more