From Metaphors to Figurations
Experiencing ‘Margin’, ‘Centre’ and ‘Resistance’ in the Ethnographic Field and Beyond
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6415063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nabila Tavolieri (University of Naples - L'Orientale, corresponding author), Elsa Gios (University of Naples - L'Orientale) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annali di Ca’ Foscari Serie orientale (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1125-3789 • E-ISSN: 2385-3042 |
| Publisher | Edizioni Ca’ Foscari (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.30687/annor/2385-3042/2025/03/005 |
| OpenAlex | W4416206510 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
This paper examines ‘margin’, ‘centre’, and ‘resistance’ as metaphors that move beyond abstraction, becoming historical and political figurations that interrogate ethnographic methodologies. Through the analysis of their application in two different research contexts – antiracism in Switzerland and popular education in Bogotá – it explores the interplay between their contextual articulation and creative writing. Inspired by feminist writing, the paper advocates for an approach that bridges different levels of understanding through ‘ConversA(c)tion’, embracing multiple layers of meaning
Pilgrimages/Peregrinajes
The Crises of Multiculturalism
Postcolonial Resistance
Switzerland and ‘Colonialism without Colonies’
On Borderlands/La Frontera
Playfulness, “World”-Travelling, and Loving Perception
Writing as a Nomadic Subject
Perspectival Anthropology and the Method of Controlled Equivocation
Feminist Theory
Matters of method; Or, why method matters toward a not only colonial anthropology
Performing whiteness
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |