Overview
- Covers a wide range of timely and interesting topics
- Features the lives and work of leading anthropologists of today
- Highlights the research from scholars across the globe
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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This anthology represents the culmination of a series of public discussions with some of the leading international anthropologists of today —organized by the editor, Sindre Bangstad—at the House of Literature in Oslo, Norway. Thus, it provides fresh and original insights into the lives and work of these leading scholars. It features conversations with Didier Fassin, Angelique Haugerud, Ruben Andersson, Claudio Lomnitz, David Price, Magnus Marsden, Richard Ashby Wilson, and Parvis Ghassem-Fachandi, in addition to an introduction by Sindre Bangstad and a preface by Thomas Hylland Eriksen.
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Reviews
“‘Anthropology of Our Times’ is a case in point. Bangstad was drawn to anthropology as an undergraduate in 1990s Norway by anthropologists’ prominence as public commentators. … Anthropologists-in-training and seasoned scholars alike will find both encouragement and direction in its pages.” (Robin Whitaker, Anthropos, Issue 113, 2018) “This book demonstrates the breadth and depth of moral engagement in anthropology. In doing so, it shows that the value of opinion is rather limited unless backed by knowledge, and that the kind of high-octane knowledge anthropology offers at its best is unbeatable when coupled with strong humanistic moral engagement.” (Thomas Hylland Eriksen, University of Oslo, Norway)
“This sparkling collection combines two important tasks. On one hand, it advances arguments within anthropology as to how to bring our knowledge to bear on issues of pressing political importance. At the same time, it provides vivid case studies of the very best uses of anthropological methods to illuminate a range of issues. The result is a book that serves as an accessible introduction to anthropology’s unique insights, as well as a book to excite and stimulate students, teachers, and practitioners.” (Jonathan Spencer, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, UK)
“Sindre Bangstad isone of anthropology’s most vital voices. Along with the contributors to this important volume, he is paving the way to a truly engaged and relevant anthropology.” (Matti Bunzl, Director, Wien Museum, Austria)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Sindre Bangstad is a social anthropologist and researcher at KIFO, the Institute for the Church, Religion, and Worldview Research in Oslo, Norway. Bangstad has undertaken ethnographic research in Norway and South Africa, and is the author of Anders Breivik and the Rise of Islamophobia (2014) and The Politics of Mediated Presence: Exploring the Voices of Muslims in Norway’s Mediated Public Spheres (2015).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Anthropology of Our Times
Book Subtitle: An Edited Anthology in Public Anthropology
Editors: Sindre Bangstad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-53849-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-53848-2Published: 22 July 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-71149-9Published: 12 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53849-9Published: 22 July 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 216
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology