Manpreet K Janeja
Biographic Data
| ID | 384322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Manpreet K Janeja |
| GIVEN NAMES | Manpreet K |
| FAMILY NAME | Janeja |
| SIGNATURE | JANEJA M K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cross River State |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Introduction
This introduction presents an overview of the concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to discuss the ways in which the poetics of waiting are intertwined with the politics of waiting, and furthermore, that in some cases the dimension may be what asks for more focused attention. It explores Palestinians in Oslo and their ways of acting on time and their situation of empty liminal being and introduces to a set of e…
Ethnographies of Waiting
Introduction
This introduction foregrounds waiting as a central analytical category to make way for ethnographic attention to uncertain interplays between doubting and hoping. Using a range of focused ethnographies which explore the centrality of waiting in social life, it offers a critical lens on understanding the contemporary world through creative engagements between the political and more existential dimensions of waiting. Untying the taken-for-granted c…
Ethnographies of Waiting
We all wait - in traffic jams, passport offices, school meal queues, for better weather, an end to fighting, peace. Time spent waiting produces hope, boredom, anxiety, doubt, or uncertainty. Ethnographies of Waiting explores the social phenomenon of waiting and its centrality in human society. Using waiting as a central analytical category, the book investigates how waiting is negotiated in myriad ways. Examining the politics and poetics of waiti…
Introduction. Imagining Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country that appears only on the margins of western news and academic interest. When it does, it is usually in the context of catastrophes. In this Introduction to the special issue, we agree with Lewis (2011) that this large, complex and dynamic country merits more attention. Looking at it through the lens of 'contested narratives' centring on identities, notions of home and belonging in transnational Bangladeshi communities and …
In Focus
In Focus: Hunger “Hunger Matters: Some Preliminary Notes” by Manpreet K Janeja “Biocultural Paradox of Hunger and Obesity: Implications for Food Security and Public Health Policy” by Barrett P Brenton “Contesting Metrics of Hunger for a Small Planet” by Ellen Messer “Remembered Hunger in an Increasingly Obese World” by Ivy L Pike “Food Insecurity, Early Environment Adversity, and Long‐Term Health” by David Himmelgreen [Correction added on 24 Octo…
Ethnographies of Waiting
We all wait - in traffic jams, passport offices, school meal queues, for better weather, an end to fighting, peace. Time spent waiting produces hope, boredom, anxiety, doubt, or uncertainty. Ethnographies of Waiting explores the social phenomenon of waiting and its centrality in human society. Using waiting as a central analytical category, the book investigates how waiting is negotiated in myriad ways. Examining the politics and poetics of waiti…
In Focus
In Focus: Hunger “Hunger Matters: Some Preliminary Notes” by Manpreet K Janeja “Biocultural Paradox of Hunger and Obesity: Implications for Food Security and Public Health Policy” by Barrett P Brenton “Contesting Metrics of Hunger for a Small Planet” by Ellen Messer “Remembered Hunger in an Increasingly Obese World” by Ivy L Pike “Food Insecurity, Early Environment Adversity, and Long‐Term Health” by David Himmelgreen [Correction added on 24 Octo…
Introduction. Imagining Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a country that appears only on the margins of western news and academic interest. When it does, it is usually in the context of catastrophes. In this Introduction to the special issue, we agree with Lewis (2011) that this large, complex and dynamic country merits more attention. Looking at it through the lens of 'contested narratives' centring on identities, notions of home and belonging in transnational Bangladeshi communities and …
Introduction
This introduction foregrounds waiting as a central analytical category to make way for ethnographic attention to uncertain interplays between doubting and hoping. Using a range of focused ethnographies which explore the centrality of waiting in social life, it offers a critical lens on understanding the contemporary world through creative engagements between the political and more existential dimensions of waiting. Untying the taken-for-granted c…
Ethnographies of Waiting
We all wait - in traffic jams, passport offices, school meal queues, for better weather, an end to fighting, peace. Time spent waiting produces hope, boredom, anxiety, doubt, or uncertainty. Ethnographies of Waiting explores the social phenomenon of waiting and its centrality in human society. Using waiting as a central analytical category, the book investigates how waiting is negotiated in myriad ways. Examining the politics and poetics of waiti…
Introduction
This introduction presents an overview of the concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book aims to discuss the ways in which the poetics of waiting are intertwined with the politics of waiting, and furthermore, that in some cases the dimension may be what asks for more focused attention. It explores Palestinians in Oslo and their ways of acting on time and their situation of empty liminal being and introduces to a set of e…
Ethnographies of Waiting
Anthropological Studies and Insights (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Autobiographical and Biographical Writing (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Attente (Philosophie) (1 work) · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (1 work)