Dear friends and colleagues,
Please find below a Call for Papers for a panel (PANEL Id # 470) that will
be held during the upcoming IUAES Inter-Congress in Dubrovnik, Croatia (4-9
May 2016).
http://iuaes2016.com/
Organized by: IUAES - the International Union of Anthropological and
Ethnological Sciences - www.iuaes.org
*Panel title:*
*Cognitive anthropology vis-à-vis anthropology and cognitive sciences – The
Indian scenario and the way ahead*
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*Panel short abstract:*
Cognitive anthropology is like an ‘orphan’ within both anthropology and
cognitive sciences especially in India. The focus of this panel is to
attract cognitive anthropologists and scholars of other disciplines *across
the globe* to present their work to a larger audience and encourage new
researches.
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*Panel keywords:*
Cognitive anthropology, culture, cognition, cognitive sciences, India
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*Panel Text:*
Cognitive anthropology assumed the centre stage in anthropology in 1950s
thanks to the emergence of cognitive sciences which itself was a result of
paradigm shift in psychology. Humans are thinking social organisms.
Consequently, it seems obvious that cultural anthropology and, especially,
cognitive anthropology would be a central player in the studies on the
relationship between culture and cognition. Surprisingly, this does not
appear to be the case. Cultural anthropology largely operates at a
qualitative level without, it seems, feeling the need to understand
individual cognition. On the other hand, cognitive sciences has placed an
enormous bet that it can understand the human mind without taking into
account social processes within which the human mind operates. Given these
major differences, cognitive anthropology, far from being a central player,
is something of an ‘orphan’ within both anthropology and cognitive sciences
especially in India which is applauded across the world for it’s rich and
diverse cultural heritage. The focus of this panel will be to attract
cognitive anthropologists and scholars of other disciplines from *across
the globe* who are involved with research on ‘culture and cognition’ to
present their work to a larger audience. India as a hub of bio-cultural
diversity can prove to be a very rewarding geographical area for researches
in cognitive anthropology which in turn will help to add new dimensions to
the researches in both anthropology and cognitive sciences. Thus, the
thrust of this panel is to encourage and support researches in India in the
area of cognitive anthropology.
*http://iuaes2016.com/congress-panel/panel-29-09-2015-195121-nishant-saxena/
<http://iuaes2016.com/congress-panel/panel-29-09-2015-195121-nishant-saxena/>*
I request you all for submitting an abstract in this panel which is a step
towards reviving/revitalizing cognitive anthropology research. Please go
online, register, and follow the instructions on
http://iuaes2016.com/submit-paper/
*Deadline: 31 January 2016......Hurry..!!*
Kind regards,
Nishant Saxena
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Nishant Saxena, PhD
Member IUAES
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Anthropological Survey of India
Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Western Regional Centre, Pratap Nagar, Udaipur - 313001, India
Mobile: +91-9461592808 Phone/Fax: +91-294-2491775
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https://anthsi.academia.edu/NishantSaxena
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eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"*
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