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ID2401682
AuthorsT M Luhrmann (0000-0001-9923-4234, University of Chicago, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume6
Issue3
Pages345-361
Publication date2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropological Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1463-4996 • E-ISSN: 1741-2641
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1463499606066892
OpenAlexW14764284
LanguageEN
Citations received77
References cited31

Anthropologists use the word 'subjectivity' loosely, often to refer to the emotional life of the political subject. In this article I argue that a psychological model of emotion helps us to create a clearer anthropological theory of subjectivity, and in the process helps us to make sense of some of the anthropological quarrels about emotion as well. The article concludes with a discussion of the subjectivity of homeless, often psychotic women, which I call 'social defeat

Epistemology · Political science · Political subjectivity · Politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Subjectivity · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology of Social Influence

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Citations per year4,28
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
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