The (F)utility of a Culture Concept

Conceptualizations of "Culture" From Evolutionism to Post-Modernism

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ID5773356
AutoresAliou Ly (0000-0002-7609-3819, autor correspondente), Anh Ly (autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume19
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2006-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoNEXUS The Canadian Student Journal of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0707-3771 • E-ISSN: 0707-3771
EditoraMcMaster University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.15173/nexus.v19i1.206
OpenAlexW266902040
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas9

This paper attempts to provide an historical survey and examination of the emergence, employment, and significance of the concept of "culture" in anthropological discourse from evolutionist frameworks to post-modern critiques. Arguably one of the most nebulous concepts within the discipline, "culture", and the discussion of it. has triggered an ongoing and somewhat contentious debate within the discipline. To understand the debate over the (f)utility of the culture concept, it is necessary to examine the theoretical context in which the concept has been used. defended or criticized and. subsequently, to situate that specific context within the larger context of the development of the discipline. The goal of this paper is to provide insight into the complexity of the debate over the centrality, utility, and politics of the culture concept in anthropological theory and practice. The evolution of the concept of culture within anthropology is an historical accretion of ideas and only by examining previous formulations of the concept and the specific historical context within which it arose can we engage with the concept more critically in our current and future anthropological endeavours

Epistemology · Evolutionism · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Philosophy

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