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Dear all -- something for the Christmas break. No
doubt most of you would have interesting things to say
about this, so I'd encourage you to consider an
abstract. (While those of you who don't have anything
interesting to say might like to pass on the call for
papers instead..) Any questions please contact me.
Thanks, Ingie
CALL FOR PAPERS
Anthropology Matters Journal
http://www.anthropologymatters.com
(currently off-line,
but will be online again shortly)
Themed Issue: 'Fielding Emotions'
Emotions are inextricably tied up in our
anthropological research and writing. Yet they are
often hidden away. In this journal issue we wish to
draw out some of the importance and implications of
the emotion work that anthropologists live with, build
on, think about, cover over, attempt to express,
negotiate, and manoeuvre within and around in various
ways. Possible themes include:
* The anthropologist's own changing emotions towards
the subject of research, and how this affects the
research process and findings.
* The different emotions that are constructed and
'expected' to happen during the ritual of a PhD
(pre-field, in-the-field, and post-field).
* The crucial importance of emotions in fieldwork, as
part of the everyday experiences and relationships
through which anthropological knowledge is produced.
* The process of coming to understand the emotions of
our 'informants' and how these might differ or
resonate with our own.
* The problem of defining 'emotions', especially when
confronted with them as part of the research findings.
* The surprisingly strong emotional tone of
fieldnotes.
* The great difficulty of incorporating anything
'emotional' ('soft', 'impressionistic', 'anecdotal',
'overly personal', even 'embarrassing') in
post-fieldwork writing, and the need to cover up
certain aspects of fieldwork because of this.
* The role that academic structures, hierarchies,
disciplinary boundaries and practices play in strongly
encouraging some emotions whilst dismissing or
ridiculing others.
* The productive overlap (and tension) between
psychoanalytic theory and anthropology (and the way
this has been presented e.g. by Nancy Chodorow,
Suzette Heald, Gananath Obeyesekere, or Jonathan
Spencer).
* The rise (and fall?) of the anthropology of self and
feeling (e.g. Rosaldo, Lutz & Abu-Lughod).
We especially encourage submissions by PhD students
and early-career anthropologists. Please see some of
our previous journal issues (at
http://www.anthropologymatters.com - the site will be
online again shortly) to get a feel for the level of
critical self-reflection, innovative perspectives, and
provocative questioning of established anthropological
boundaries that we wish to promote.
300-word abstracts should be sent to the editor, Ingie
Hovland ([log in to unmask]), by Monday 9 Jan 2006.
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