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John McCreery replied to John McCreery's discussion 'Critical Realism' in the group Theory for Anthropology
@Marie-Louise This makes a lot of sense to me, in principle. I say "in principle" because, as I have noted elsewhere, the next question for me is always "How?". It is one thing to agree that the world is the intersection of…
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John McCreery commented on Kenneth McGill's blog post 'The state as metonym of the self'
Are we having a problem with Ning? I have no idea why my comment is repeated six times in the comments section but does not appear on the top page. Anybody know what's going on?
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John McCreery replied to Keith Hart's discussion 'New OAC Online Seminar: Sacha Bourgeois-Gironde How old brain functions constrain modern economies, 30th January to 11th February'
Sacha, The time-pressured contexts in which Klein conducts his research may be a red herring. On the other hand, they might be taken as supporting an evolutionary explanation for why the ventral visual pathway is the locus of processes involved in…
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Kenneth McGill commented on Kenneth McGill's blog post 'The state as metonym of the self'
Yes, it occurs to me that people can imagine an "active relationship with the state" in all sorts of ways, but that doing so requires some disparate beliefs--among other things, that one has a say in how the state operates and that the…
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The state as metonym of the self

n the most recent edition (38.3) of American Ethnologist, which I’m just getting around to reading, I see this very interesting notion of the state as a metonym for the self.It is worth considering the subjectivity that informs an understanding of one’s actions as heroic. I believe it is best described by what Gayatri Spivak (2004) calls the ability to “metonymize” the self, to imagine the self in an active relationship with the state, the opposite of subalternity.The topic at hand is …See More
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Keith Hart commented on Kenneth McGill's blog post 'The state as metonym of the self'
Thanks for posting this very interesting thread, Kenneth and welcome to the OAC blogs. You have touched on something I have thought for a long time, but never pursued. That is, the state is a state, not movement or a process. So the part of the self…
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A group for discussion of all aspects of the anthropology of religion. Discussion can concern cross-cultural analysis, or specific religions. Any other topic tangentially related to religion is also welcome, including folklore studies, etc.
Bulbul Siddiqi joined Kaela Woolsey's group 5 hours ago
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A forum for considering issues relevant to the anthropological study of law and politics, in all of its myriad interpretations.
Kenneth McGill joined Karen Ann Faulk's group 6 hours ago
 

This week in the OAC

NEW ONLINE SEMINAR:
The fact that old brain functions are recycled when people use money has broader implications for modern economic theory. Sascha Bourgeois-Gironde’s paper linking neuroscience and economic anthropology is available now over at the OAC PressFurther information and the results of the test can be found where the seminar will run from 30th Jan to 11th Feb.

Anthropology as science of survival:
Johannes Fabian’s Huxley memorial lecture stirs a few sensibilities.

On ethnographic field notes:
John McCeery invites us to participate as he looks at the notion of tradition in his field notes.

Book review:
Dr. Simeon S. Magliveras tackles Tapp’s ’The Impossibility of Self: an essay on the Hmong Diaspora‘.

Forum

John McCreery

Getting to How

Started by John McCreery in The OAC Forum on Monday.

Ellen kapeleta

Medical anthropology

Started by Ellen kapeleta in The OAC Forum on Sunday.

fahmid al zaid

Wanting debate....Not jokes.... 29 Replies

Started by fahmid al zaid in The OAC Forum. Last reply by Rebekah Cupitt on Sunday.

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The state as metonym of the self

n the most recent edition (38.3) of American Ethnologist, which I’m just getting around to reading, I see this very interesting notion of the state as a metonym for the self.

It is worth considering the subjectivity that informs an understanding of one’s actions as heroic. I believe it is best described by what Gayatri Spivak (2004) calls the ability to “metonymize” the self, to imagine the self in an active relationship with the state, the opposite of…

Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory

There is a cult radio show in the United States, ruling among the urban youth. (It’s funny to write about the First World with phraseology usually reserved for the Third). A few Saturdays ago,…

Describing Tradition: A Problem in Anthropological Method

It's that time of year again. Mitsusawa High Town, the condominium complex in Yokohama, where my wife and I have lived since coming to Japan in 1980, has once again held its annual omochitsuki (pounding of the rice cakes). On Saturday I pitched in and helped to pull the necessary equipment out of the storage shed and get it washed and ready for use. That was a job for the men to do, outside, scrubbing and rinsing with cold water. Inside the High Town's public meeting room women…

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