Great questions, Mikkel!
I am very interested in hearing more on how to define "non-Western"
anthropologists and how it differs from "non-Western" anthropology.
All best,
Eduardo
Eduardo Dullo
Professor Adjunto
Departamento de Antropologia e PPGAS/UFRGS
https://ufrgs.academia.edu/EduardoDullo
On Mon, 25 Mar 2019 at 10:03, Mikkel Vindegg <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all,
> While there is a distinct chance I'm not contributing anything other than
> added confusion, maybe you could elaborate/specify what you mean by
> "non-western", Mariske? Specifically, I'm thinking about the difference
> between being an anthropologist from a non-western country, and being
> educated in a non-western academic institution. To take two prominent
> examples, I would scarcely categories anthropologists like Akhil Gupta or
> Arjun Appadurai as non-western anthropologists, despite both of them having
> grown up in India. To my mind, both of them have now been marinated in
> American academia for so long that there is little substantial difference
> in their approaches compared to a given American academic (of birth). But
> if you are indeed looking for an "alternative tradition" of anthropology
> and proponents of it, the scope is narrowed severely (and would raise the
> question whether there is, or indeed can every be, such a thing as
> anthropology that is "free" from any western influence).
>
> To make at least one suggestion, you might look at AnĂbal Quijano, who
> sadly passed away last year, and his piece on "Coloniality of Power,
> Eurocentrism and Latin America" (he at least got his PhD in Peru before
> going off to various western Universities, if that makes any difference).
> (Available here:
>
> https://www.decolonialtranslation.com/english/quijano-coloniality-of-power.pdf
> ).
>
> Best regards,
> Mikkel
>
>
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> Mikkel Vindegg
> Doktorgradstipendiat/PhD Fellow
> Sosialantropologisk institutt/Department of Social Anthropology
> Universitetet i Oslo/University of Oslo
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>
> On Mon, Mar 25, 2019 at 11:17 AM Westendorp, M.F. (Mariske) <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Dear all,
> >
> >
> > In an upcoming course on "postcolonial/decolonizing anthropology" I want
> > to encourage students to engage with ethnographic literature written by
> > non-Western anthropologists. Could anybody advise me on anthropologists
> > from Asia, Africa and/or Latin America, and their best writings?
> >
> >
> > In addition, does anybody have experience with teaching a similar course,
> > and if yes, would you mind sharing some ideas and insights with me?
> >
> >
> > I thank you all in advance!
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Mariske Westendorp
> >
> > Department of Cultural Anthropology, University College Utrecht
> > (Netherlands)
> > Department of Religious Studies, Utrecht University (Netherlands)
> > Department of Comparative Religious Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen
> > (Netherlands)?
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