Dark Anthropology and its others: Theory since the eighties
In this article I consider several emergent trends in anthropology since the 1980s against a backdrop of the rise of neoliberalism as both an economic and a governmental formation. I consider first the turn to what I call “dark anthropology,” that is, anthropology that focuses on the harsh dimension...
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I10-R372-article-208042024-11-04T18:48:25Z Dark Anthropology and its others: Theory since the eighties La antropología oscura y sus otros. Teoría desde los ochenta Ortner, Sherry Blázquez, Gustavo Díaz, María Cecilia anthropological theory neoliberalism Marx Foucault well-being morality critique resistance teoría antropológica neoliberalismo Marx Foucault bienestar moralidad crítica resistencia In this article I consider several emergent trends in anthropology since the 1980s against a backdrop of the rise of neoliberalism as both an economic and a governmental formation. I consider first the turn to what I call “dark anthropology,” that is, anthropology that focuses on the harsh dimensions of social life (power, domination, inequality, and oppression), as well as on the subjective experience of these dimensions in the form of depression and hopelessness. I then consider a range of work that is explicitly or implicitly a reaction to this dark turn, under the rubric of “anthropologies of the good,” including studies of “the good life” and “happiness,” as well as studies of morality and ethics. Finally, I consider what may be thought of as a different kind of anthropology of the good, namely new directions in the anthropology of critique, resistance, and activism. En este artículo considero varias tendencias emergentes en la antropología desde los 80, en el contexto de ascenso del neoliberalismo en tanto formación económica y gubernamental. Considero primero el giro hacia lo que llamo “antropología oscura”, es decir, la antropología que se enfoca en las dimensiones difíciles de la vida social (poder, dominación, desigualdad y opresión), como también en la experiencia subjetiva de esas dimensiones, en forma de depresión y desesperanza. Considero luego un abanico de trabajos que se presentan como una reacción explícita o implícita a este giro oscuro bajo la rúbrica de “antropologías de lo bueno”, incluyendo estudios de “la buena vida” y la “felicidad”, como también estudios de moralidad y ética. Finalmente, considero lo que podría ser pensado como un tipo diferente de antropología de lo bueno, es decir, nuevas direcciones en la antropología de la crítica, la resistencia y el activismo. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2018-12-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Artigo revisado por pares application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/20804 10.31048/1852.4826.v11.n2.20804 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 11 No. 2 (2018); 131-146 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol. 11 Núm. 2 (2018); 131-146 Revista del Museo de Antropología; v. 11 n. 2 (2018); 131-146 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v11.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/20804/22704 Derechos de autor 2018 Sherry Ortner, Gustavo Blázquez, María Cecilia Díaz |
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In this article I consider several emergent trends in anthropology since the 1980s against a backdrop of the rise of neoliberalism as both an economic and a governmental formation. I consider first the turn to what I call “dark anthropology,” that is, anthropology that focuses on the harsh dimensions of social life (power, domination, inequality, and oppression), as well as on the subjective experience of these dimensions in the form of depression and hopelessness. I then consider a range of work that is explicitly or implicitly a reaction to this dark turn, under the rubric of “anthropologies of the good,” including studies of “the good life” and “happiness,” as well as studies of morality and ethics. Finally, I consider what may be thought of as a different kind of anthropology of the good, namely new directions in the anthropology of critique, resistance, and activism. |
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