{"product_id":"decolonizing-anthropology-an-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509540600","title":"Decolonizing Anthropology; An Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509540600","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDecolonizing Anthropology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSoumhya Venkatesan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509540600, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thoughtful, inviting, student-sensitive book that exudes conviviality in knowledge traditions and meaning-making. Venkatesan goes beyond prescriptive abstractions on the need for effective conversational inclusivity in rethinking the colonial logics underpinning anthropological thought and practice. Enthusiastically recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eFrancis B. Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This interrogation of a key moment in anthropological life comes from a practitioner who is also a teacher and learner. Venkatesan's three-year dialogue with students has opened up arguments and questions about decolonization in a surprisingly fresh, accessible and broad ranging way. At once conversational and deeply reflective, her work considers all over again anthropology's conditions of possibility.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Strathern, University of Cambridge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] highly introspective and positioned critique of anthropology as an academic discipline and a sociopolitical practice … [A] call to action for anthropologists to rethink the discipline as a living practice with the potential to shape more than just the future of academia.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAlicja Staniszewska, \u003ci\u003eSuomen Antropologi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecolonization has been a buzzword in anthropology for decades, but remains difficult to grasp and to achieve. This groundbreaking volume offers not only a critical examination of approaches to decolonization, but also fresh ways of thinking about the relationship between anthropology and colonialism, and how we might move beyond colonialism’s troubling legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoumhya Venkatesan describes the work already underway, and the work still needed, to extend the horizons of the discipline. Drawing on scholarship from anthropology and cognate disciplines, as well as ethnographic and other case studies, she argues both that the practice of anthropology needs to be and do better, and that it is worth saving. She focuses not only on ways of decolonizing anthropology but also on the potential of ‘a decolonizing anthropology’.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRich with insights from a range of fields, \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for students and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNote on racialized terms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Introduction: Decolonizing Anthropology and a Decolonizing Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e2 What is Decolonization?\u003cbr\u003e3 Colonialism-Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e4 Epistemological and Epistemic Justice\u003cbr\u003e5 Ignorance and Ignoring\u003cbr\u003e6 Understanding and Transforming Universities: The Potential of Ethnography and Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e7 On Courses and in Classes\u003cbr\u003e8 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Archaeology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Archaeology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Archaeology%20%5BHD%5D%22\"\u003eHD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52460639977752,"sku":"9781509540600","price":16.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509540600.jpg?v=1785456530","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/decolonizing-anthropology-an-introduction-paperback-softback-9781509540600","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}