Dear Colleagues,
Please consider an abstract submission for the ASA 2016 panel titled
*Moralities,
sensitive issues and ethnographic experience: challenges in times of
conservatism and polarisation*.
Please see below the short and long description of the panel.
Deadline for abstract submission is 15th of February.
*Moralities, sensitive issues and ethnographic experience: challenges in
times of conservatism and polarisation (P63)*
*Short Abstract*
This panel explores what footprints we leave behind and what are particular
issues attached to anthropological research on 'sensitive issues', broadly
defined, in environments of increasing conservatism and political
polarisation.
*Long Abstract*
The last decade has seen a remarkable increase in conservatism across the
world, manifested through political and religious expressions which often
times result in atmospheres of schism between different segments of society
as seen, for example, in Turkey, India, Russia and Brazil to cite a few
examples. Under atmospheres of increasing polarisation, the realm of the
intimate, permeated by secrecy and taboo, is increasingly recognised as a
powerful dimension of cultural and political phenomena and thus
reconfigured into a legitimate ground of anthropological interest with
important ethnographic challenges. Taking these elements into
consideration, this panel invites contributions from anthropologists to
reflect on the limits and limitations of conducting ethnographic fieldwork
on 'sensitive topics', broadly defined, in contexts of extreme
socio-politico conservatism and polarisation. What footprints are we
leaving behind and what are the particular challenges and possibilities for
anthropological research exploring sensitive issues /intimacies in
environments of increasing polarisation and conservatism? Are there
particular methodologies or ethical issues that are specific to these
ethnographic contexts? How are transgression and taboo reconfigured and
negotiated by ourselves and our informants in these contexts? Can
ethnographic exploration constitute a particular form of political
engagement in these contexts? The proposed theme intends to stand as a
provocation to reflect on how ethnography of politically/morally charged or
supposedly less accessible realms of human experience may reshape our
understanding of anthropological fieldwork.
To propose a paper please follow the link
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/asa/asa2016/paperproposal.php5?PanelID=4445
For more details:
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/asa/asa2016/panels.php5?PanelID=xxxx/
We look forward to meeting you in Durham!
Best wishes
Patricia Scalco (University of Manchester)
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Patricia D. Scalco
PhD Social Anthropology
University of Manchester - UK
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