Crisis as method
Critical events and moral breakdowns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2248128 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heath Cabot (0000-0002-5705-7660, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 12-14 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-8322.12795 |
| OpenAlex | W4362454527 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 18 |
This article calls for a deeper consideration of crisis as a method, as spearheaded by anthropologists trained in the Manchester School, including Max Gluckman, who followed extended case studies to track 'crisis over time'. This approach examines how certain occurrences trigger reflection and deliberation beyond the event and activate critique of interlocutors and anthropologists, reinserting questions of ethics and morality. I argue that crisis as a method facilitates a move away from 'crisis-chasing' apparent in anthropology over the past decade, which labels situations as 'urgent' while omitting constitutive aspects of social structure. Crisis as a method entails paying attention to the structures that name or call crisis into being and a critical perspective on what constitutes a crisis or noteworthy 'event
Criminology · Critical reflection · Critical theory · Deliberation · Epistemology · Morality · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Law · Philosophy · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |