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Finnish Anthropology Conference 2011
Dynamic Anthropology: Tensions between Theory and Practice
University of Helsinki, October 5-7, 2011
http://www.antropologinenseura.fi/en/events/annual-conference-2011/
One of the many legacies of the intellectual revolution of the 60s and
70s was the acknowledgment that anthropological theorization up until
that time had principally addressed the concerns of people in Western
societies: industrialized, capitalist, bureaucratic. For theory to
have ‘value’ depended on how it could be harnessed to promote key
societal projects. The projects have changed but it is a legacy that
still generates numerous tensions: the proliferation of frequently
short-lived anthropological theory after the 60s (Ortner’s ‘shreds and
patches’); the postmodern critique of metanarratives and a retreat
into ethnography and phenomenology; the pendulum swing back to a
demand for stronger anthropological theory in the 21st century, in
concert with the notion of ‘concept metaphors’; the bilateral career
paths of applied anthropology – in the service of state and military
organizations, corporations and NGOs – or scholarly anthropology with
its emphasis on the importance of indigenous perspectives and the
cultural specificity of Western projects. These – mostly productive –
tensions are what make anthropology what it is today.
This conference invites participants to look beyond conventional
divides and to explore and engage with theoretical, methodological,
political and ethical questions from every perspective.
Please see the conference web page for details of accepted session
proposals to date – and watch for updates. We cordially invite you to
submit individual paper proposals which align themselves with these
sessions. The proposals should comprise abstracts of 250-300 words
accompanied by a brief CV and be submitted directly to the session
organizers.
Deadline for paper proposals: 16th June.
Further inquiries may be made of Toomas Gross
(tgross(at)mappi.helsinki.fi) or Timo Kallinen
(timo.kallinen(at)helsinki.fi)
Please forward this to anyone who might be interested.
Marie-Louise Karttunen Ph.D.
Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology
P.O. Box 59 (Unioninkatu 38 D)
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland.
tel: 0503504608
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