George E. Marcus (1) (1943–)
Autor de Writing Culture : The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography : A School of American Research Advanced Seminar
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George E. Marcus is Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.
Obras de George E. Marcus
Writing Culture : The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography : A School of American Research Advanced Seminar (1997) 373 copias
Lives in Trust: The Fortunes of Dynastic Families in Late Twentieth Century America (Institutional Structures of… (1992) 13 copias
Technoscientific Imaginaries: Conversations, Profiles, and Memoirs (Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the… (1995) 12 copias
Critical Anthropology Now: Unexpected Contexts, Shifting Constituencies, Changing Agendas (School of American Research… (1999) 12 copias
Para-Sites: A Casebook against Cynical Reason (Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the Century) (2000) 7 copias
Paranoia within Reason: A Casebook on Conspiracy as Explanation (Late Editions: Cultural Studies for the End of the… (1999) 7 copias
Corporate Futures: The Diffusion of the Culturally Sensitive Corporate Form (Late Editions - Cultural Studies for the… (1998) 5 copias
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Anthropology as Cultural Critique: An Experimental… por George E. Marcus
The authors of this book try to articulate clearly what many anthropologists only imply obliquely: that good anthropological studies provide opportunities for social critique. The author's discuss anthropology's relation to more theoretical endeavors in social science and to history. It's a well-written book, it doesn't exactly come to any great revolutionary conclusions but it should at least give practicing anthropologists a good idea of why their work is important.
A fascinating look into the cultural conditions and historical situation of late 20th century Portuguese aristocracy, as related largely through a series of emails between a leading member of the aristocracy actively engaged in a critical consideration of the role of the aristocracy in general (as well as his own particular role and legacy), and a leading American professor of anthropology, who is seeking to create a new(ish) kind of ethnographic study of this group. Surprisingly engaging; at times reads almost like a novel, thanks largely to the remarkable character of the Marquis (Fernando Mascarenhas) and the even more remarkable candor he displays in examining his life.… (más)
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