The Anthropology of Ignorance: An Ethnographic Approach (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780230340824)

The question of ignorance occupies a central place in anthropological theory and practice. This volume argues that the concept of ignorance has largely been pursued as the opposite of knowledge or even its obverse. Though they cover wide empirical ground - from clients of a fertility treatment center in New York to families grappling with suicide in Greenland - contributors share a commitment to understanding the concept as a productive, social practice. Ultimately, The Anthropology of Ignorance asks whether an academic commitment to knowledge can be squared with lived significance of ignorance and how taking it seriously might alter anthropological research practices.

Author: C. High
ISBN-10: 0230340822
ISBN-13: 9780230340824
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/27/2012
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.70w x 0.70d