Henrik Erdman Vigh
Biographic Data
| ID | 167100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henrik Erdman Vigh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henrik Erdman |
| FAMILY NAME | Vigh |
| SIGNATURE | VIGH H E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 101 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bandits' fall from grace: Liberation heroes and alter-politics in Bissau [online article]
This article looks at the rise and fall of political legitimacy in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Building on long-term fieldwork with impoverished city dwellers, it looks at the legitimacy and sociality surrounding political figures and movements in the country, commencing with the liberation movement (the PAIGC) and ending in the current situation of large-scale drug-trafficking. While the liberation movement was initially portrayed as consisting of no…
From essence back to existence: Anthropology beyond the ontological turn
This article takes a critical look at 'the ontological turn'. Illuminating 'the turn's' theoretical point of departure, and clarifying its anthropological implications, the article argues that two key problems arise if the theory is to be taken at face value. It points, first of all, to the difficulty in studying 'radical alterity', in the manner proposed by the new understanding of ontology within anthropology. If anthropology is, as the ontolog…
From essence back to existence: Anthropology beyond the ontological turn
This article takes a critical look at 'the ontological turn'. Illuminating 'the turn's' theoretical point of departure, and clarifying its anthropological implications, the article argues that two key problems arise if the theory is to be taken at face value. It points, first of all, to the difficulty in studying 'radical alterity', in the manner proposed by the new understanding of ontology within anthropology. If anthropology is, as the ontolog…
From essence back to existence: Anthropology beyond the ontological turn
This article takes a critical look at 'the ontological turn'. Illuminating 'the turn's' theoretical point of departure, and clarifying its anthropological implications, the article argues that two key problems arise if the theory is to be taken at face value. It points, first of all, to the difficulty in studying 'radical alterity', in the manner proposed by the new understanding of ontology within anthropology. If anthropology is, as the ontolog…
Bandits' fall from grace: Liberation heroes and alter-politics in Bissau [online article]
This article looks at the rise and fall of political legitimacy in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Building on long-term fieldwork with impoverished city dwellers, it looks at the legitimacy and sociality surrounding political figures and movements in the country, commencing with the liberation movement (the PAIGC) and ending in the current situation of large-scale drug-trafficking. While the liberation movement was initially portrayed as consisting of no…
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · African Studies and Ethnography (1 works) · Alterity (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (1 works)