The investment of theory in ethnography in social anthropology
In this article I analyze how theory operates in ethnographic research in social and/or cultural anthropology. I argue that ethnography involves the deployment of certain analytical procedures that lead to the relativization of theory —and, eventually, to its reformulation— through its confrontation...
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In this article I analyze how theory operates in ethnographic research in social and/or cultural anthropology. I argue that ethnography involves the deployment of certain analytical procedures that lead to the relativization of theory —and, eventually, to its reformulation— through its confrontation with ethnographic materials: the dynamic integration of the native perspectives in the analysis; the combination of holism, the restriction of the preselection of ethnographic materials, and their strict contextualization; and various uses of comparison. Next, I illustrate this statement by showing how my ethnographies of the conflicts between the members of a fishermen’s cooperative and of the Peronist concept of ‘loyalty’ gave rise to some theoretical developments around the analysis of the moral dimension of social life. Finally, I suggest that these procedures are the correlate at the level of methodology of the ‘ethnographic perspective’ —a very general theory about the nature of social life that has been developed throughout the history of the discipline. |
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I10-R10-article-255082021-06-18T17:30:58Z The investment of theory in ethnography in social anthropology La inversión de la teoría en la etnografía en antropología social A inversão da teoria na etnografia na antropologia social Balbi, Fernando Alberto Antropología social Etnografía Teoría Metodología Perspectiva etnográfica Antropología Social Social anthropology Ethnography Theory Methodology Ethnographic perspective Social anthropology Antropologia Social Etnografia Teoria Metodologia Perspectiva etnográfica Antropología social In this article I analyze how theory operates in ethnographic research in social and/or cultural anthropology. I argue that ethnography involves the deployment of certain analytical procedures that lead to the relativization of theory —and, eventually, to its reformulation— through its confrontation with ethnographic materials: the dynamic integration of the native perspectives in the analysis; the combination of holism, the restriction of the preselection of ethnographic materials, and their strict contextualization; and various uses of comparison. Next, I illustrate this statement by showing how my ethnographies of the conflicts between the members of a fishermen’s cooperative and of the Peronist concept of ‘loyalty’ gave rise to some theoretical developments around the analysis of the moral dimension of social life. Finally, I suggest that these procedures are the correlate at the level of methodology of the ‘ethnographic perspective’ —a very general theory about the nature of social life that has been developed throughout the history of the discipline. En este artículo analizo la forma en que opera la teoría en la investigación etnográfica en la antropología social y/o cultural. Argumento que la etnografía supone el despliegue de ciertos procedimientos analíticos que conducen a relativizar a la teoría —y, eventualmente, a reformularla— a partir de su confrontación con los materiales etnográficos: la integración dinámica de las perspectivas nativas en el análisis; la combinación del holismo, la restricción de la preselección de los materiales etnográficos y su estricta contextualización; y diversos usos de la comparación. A continuación, ilustro esta afirmación mostrando cómo mis etnografías de los conflictos entre los asociados de una cooperativa de pescadores y del concepto peronista de ‘lealtad’ dieron lugar a algunos desarrollos teóricos en torno del análisis de la dimensión moral de la vida social. Finalmente, sugiero que esos procedimientos son el correlato al nivel de la metodología de la ‘perspectiva etnográfica’, una teoría muy general sobre la naturaleza de la vida social que ha sido desarrollada a lo largo de la historia de la disciplina. Neste artigo, analiso a forma como a teoria atua na pesquisa etnográfica em antropologia social e / ou cultural. Defendo que a etnografia supõe o desdobramento de certos procedimentos analíticos que levam a relativizar a teoria - e, eventualmente, reformulá-la - a partir de seu confronto com os materiais etnográficos: a integração dinâmica das perspectivas nativas na análise; a combinação do holismo, a restrição da pré-seleção de materiais etnográficos e sua contextualização estrita; e vários usos de comparação. A seguir, ilustro esta declaração mostrando como minhas etnografias dos conflitos entre os membros de uma cooperativa de pescadores e o conceito peronista de "lealdade" levaram a alguns desenvolvimentos teóricos em torno da análise da dimensão moral da vida social. Finalmente, sugiro que esses procedimentos são o correlato no nível da metodologia da 'perspectiva etnográfica', uma teoria muito geral sobre a natureza da vida social que foi desenvolvida ao longo da história da disciplina. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2020-08-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Etnografía; Teoría antropológica Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/25508 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 13 (2020) ISSUE 2; 203-214 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 13 (2020) NÚMERO 2; 203-214 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 13 (2020) NÚMERO 2; 203-214 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/25508/30863 Argentina Argentina Argentina Derechos de autor 2020 Fernando Alberto Balbi https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |