Novel Approaches to Anthropology: Contributions to Literary Anthropology

Reeve, Mary-elizabeth (Contributor)/ Cohen, Marilyn, (Editor)/ Pulis, John W. (Contributor)/ Wulff, Helena (Contributor)/ Keeler, Ward (Contributor)

ISBN 10: 0739175025 / ISBN 13: 9780739175026

Published by Lexington Books, 2013

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258 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0739175025

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Title: Novel Approaches to Anthropology: ...

Publisher: Lexington Books

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis:

This volume of interdisciplinary essays reflect current contributions to literary anthropology. Novel Approaches to Anthropology: Contributions to Literary Anthropology showcases the myriad ways that anthropologists bring their disciplinary perspectives, theories, concepts, and pedagogical strategies to interpreting fiction and travel writing written in the past and present. The authors integrate insights from the reflexive deconstructive turn in anthropology and from critical Marxist and feminist approaches that ground interpretation in the political, economic, and social constraints and experiences of everyday life. The contributors share the view that fiction, like all artistic expression, is rooted in specific historical and cultural contexts. Literature, like all artistic expression, stimulates a critical imagination by allowing readers to take a fresh look at their own society and culture.

About the Author:

Marilyn Cohen is associate professor of sociology and director of women’s studies at Saint Peter’s College in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dr. Cohen is the author and editor of numerous books, articles, and book chapters. Her books include Linen, Family and Community in Tullylish, County Down, 1690–1914; The Warp of Ulster’s Past: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Irish Linen Industry, 1700–1920; Reclaiming Gender: Transgressive Identities in Modern Ireland; and No Girls in the Clubhouse: The Exclusion of Women from Baseball.