Limits of ‘culture ethnography’: for a critique of contemporary ethnographic practice in the light of Eric Wolf's work
In this essay, we intend to outline a critique of the specialized notion of ethnography, fundamentally, that practiced around the study of cultural regularities, in societies characterized from an alleged "lesser social differentiation". This will be done by reviewing the consistent work o...
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| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2007
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/tematicas/article/view/13652 |
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| Summary: | In this essay, we intend to outline a critique of the specialized notion of ethnography, fundamentally, that practiced around the study of cultural regularities, in societies characterized from an alleged "lesser social differentiation". This will be done by reviewing the consistent work of anthropologist Eric R. Wolf (1923-1999), which, in my view, represents one of the most original and most theoretical-methodological forms regarding the use of ethnography in the construction of empirical knowledge in both social sciences and anthropology. The cardinal idea that runs through the text warns that instead of studying clearly defined units, structures or cultures, ethnography should focus on the detailed description of 'fields of relations', giving relevance, therefore, to the exposure of historical processes and ideologies in production that make up the social phenomenon. |
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| ISSN: | 2595-315X |
