Fieldwork in a post-colonial anthropology. Experience and the comparative

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2687919
AutoresRajni Palriwala (University of Delhi, autor correspondente)
Ano2005
Volume13
Fascículo2
Páginas151-170
Data de publicação2005-06-03
Open AccessSim
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoSocial Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0964-0282 • E-ISSN: 1469-8676
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1017/s0964028205001205
OpenAlexW2132174229
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas14
Referências citadas2

This article explores the methodological and epistemological challenges of fieldwork in postcolonial anthropology. It argues that the experience of fieldwork, often characterized by encounters with difference and alterity, needs to be rethought in light of the complex power dynamics and historical legacies of colonialism. The author suggests that a comparative approach, attentive to both the specificities of local contexts and the broader global forces shaping them, can offer a more nuanced understanding of social and cultural phenomena. Drawing on ethnographic examples, the article examines how fieldwork can become a site for critical reflection on the production of anthropological knowledge and its implications for understanding the postcolonial world

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