ANTH 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Talal Asad, George E. Marcus, American Anthropologist
19 Mar 2016
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1 feb 2016 power dynamics- who has the power? community (local acceptance makes it easier to gain info) anthropologist. Studying colonial legacy = study in commercial places anthros. need permission: visiting a primitive community doesn"t require permission as they have no choice they cannot kick him/her out. **origins of the cultural anthropologist** euro colonial expansion. We have the freedom to go wherever we want. - passport lets us basically go anywhere. Talking about oneself in relation to the community being studied. = crucial in gaining info informants give out info needed to understand the cultural totality. ** not a fly on the wall** is part of the scene. * early piece showing anthros in the final product. Repressed desires/ tales of morality/ social solidarity/ rivalry/ **complicity** vs rapport integral dimension of rapport being an accomplice; partnership in an evil action state of being involved complicity definitive elemenet of relation b/w anthro + broader colonial context.
