Reversed Gaze An African Ethnography of American Anthropology

Name: Reversed Gaze An African Ethnography of American Anthropology
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ISBN: 9780252077692

ISBN-10: 0252077695

ISBN-13: 9780252077692

Edition: 2010

Authors: Mwenda Ntarangwi

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Deftly illustrating how life circumstances can influence ethnographic fieldwork, Mwenda Ntarangwi focuses on his experiences as a Kenyan anthropology student and professional anthropologist practicing in the United States and Africa. Whereas Western anthropologists often study non-Western cultures, Mwenda Ntarangwi reverses these common roles and studies the Western culture of anthropology from an outsider's viewpoint while considering larger debates about race, class, power, and the representation of the "other." Tracing his own immersion into American anthropology, Ntarangwi identifies textbooks, ethnographies, coursework, professional meetings, and feedback from colleagues and mentors…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 11/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 6.46" wide x 8.94" long x 0.48" tall
Weight: 0.682



Preface


Acknowledgments



Imagining Anthropology, Encountering America



Tripping on Race, Training Anthropologists



Of Monkeys, Africans, and the Pursuit of the Other



Remembering Home, Contrasting Experiences



Mega-Anthropology: The AAA Annual Meetings



A New Paradigm for Twenty-First-Century Anthropology?


Notes


Bibliography


Index