The moment ethnography becomes past
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23726008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Theodossopoulos (0000-0001-8453-3450, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 187-203 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-29 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Time of Anthropology (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003087199-10 |
| OpenAlex | W3111270722 |
| ISBN | 9781003087199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter uses the analytical notion of ‘ethnographic nostalgia’ to make visible some of the time distortions effected by what is written before. It defines ethnographic nostalgia as a desire to locate those we study within an ethnographic field, our longing and aspiration to capture the ethnographic present as this has been described by a particular academic literature. The chapter is concerned with the biases generated by ethnographic nostalgia: they are cyclical, multi-layered, relentless and recurring. But it puts forward an optimistic message: reflexive awareness of ethnographic nostalgia can help us temporarily deconstruct allochrony and establish a productive relationship with past ethnographic records, which encourages detailed and comparative knowledge. The chapter adds the adjective ‘academic’ to the concept introduced by Kirtsoglou and Simpson to refer to the management of a given record of knowledge and the power inherent in it.
Classical mechanics · Ethnography · Moment (physics) · Physics · Sociology · Anthropology · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |