Event ethics and their elasticity
Weddings in Botswana and the exploration of the tacit extraordinary
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2103247 |
|---|---|
| Autores | R Van Dijk (0000-0003-1388-4733, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2017 |
| Volumen | 87 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 462-478 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0001-9720 • E-ISSN: 1750-0184 |
| Editorial | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0001972017000067 |
| OpenAlex | W2737653534 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 31 |
Whereas Michael Lambek situates the exploration of the significance of 'ordinary ethics' in the everyday as the study of 'the ethical in the conjunction or movement between explicit local pronouncements and implicit local practices and circumstances', this article takes the opposite view by drawing attention to special events that appear to engage - or provide space for - extraordinary ethics. Special events and their extraordinary ethics bring into relief the implicitness of the ordinary in everyday ethics. Weddings in Botswana are moments in the social life of the individual, the family and the community that produce such event ethics. On one level, the event ethics relate to the execution of these highly stylized weddings in terms of concerns about their performance and marital arrangements. On another level, the event ethics can have tacit dimensions that belong to the special nature of the occasion. This article argues not only that 'ordinary ethics' may be privileged through the study of what is tacit in social interactions, but that 'event ethics' also demonstrate the importance of the tacit
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citas por año | 0,56 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 5 |