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Taboo: Sex, Identity and Erotic Subjectivity in Anthropological Fieldwork
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.7
EAN: 9780415088190
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415088194
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: November 13, 1995
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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How does the sexual identity that anthropologists have in their "home" society affect the kind of sexuality they are allowed to express in other cultures? Taboo looks at the ethnographer and sexuality in anthropological fieldwork and considers the many roles that sexuality plays in the anthropological production of knowledge and texts.
Taboo looks at how the anthropologist's sexuality is perceived by the people with whom he or she does research. It looks at the frequency of sexual violence and intimidation in the field and why its existence is virtually unmentioned in anthropology. Other issues, including same-sex relationships, seduction and eroticism in the field, and traditional sex roles, are confronted. This lively book explores the influence this tabooed topic has had on the entire practice and production of anthropology. Both the seasoned anthropologist and those about to undertake fieldwork will find that Taboo contains engrossing articles on the types of personal and professional experiences which make up sexual life in the field.
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This book tries to dissect one of the more interesting themes I've come across in texts on sex theory. Edited by Don Kulick, whose text on Brazilian travestis proves his dedication to inspecting gender and sexuality, and Margaret Wilson, this book attempts to place the ethnographer under the magnifying glass.
The attempt was to create a discourse on the way that an ethnographer's own sexuality and/or gender might affect their fieldwork, and how inherent biases might appear as a result. ... Read More
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