On Decolonizing Anthropology: Postcolonial Theorizing and Collaborative Methodologies
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On Decolonizing Anthropology: Postcolonial Theorizing and Collaborative Methodologies. / Tazanu, Primus M.
In Tandem—Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie. ed. / Mirjam Lücking. Wiesbaden : Springer VS, 2023. p. 27-42.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - On Decolonizing Anthropology: Postcolonial Theorizing and Collaborative Methodologies
AU - Tazanu, Primus M.
PY - 2023/3/28
Y1 - 2023/3/28
N2 - Whether it is about acknowledging the ugly legacy of the discipline in colonialand imperialist ventures or the present call for decolonization, anthropology isconstantly adapting to changing times. Arguments posit that anthropology (andother disciplines, for that matter) must decolonize, and, moreover, the theoreticalliterature on how to do so is vast, though it is rare to come across instances ofanthropologists practically distancing the discipline from its colonial roots. Oneexception to this is Prof. Judith Schlehe of the Institute of Social and CulturalAnthropology, University of Freiburg, Germany. Schlehe has used her positionas senior anthropologist to forge transnational collaboration between researcherswho are positioned differently in relation to colonial legacies, believing that foranthropology to be a collective pursuit, all societies must be explorable by researchersfrom both the former colonizer and colonized groups. In this chapter, I drawfrom her insightful work on collaborative methodologies to demonstrate some ofthe ways in which anthropology is being decolonized. Decolonization, positionality,and reflexivity are some of the key features of anthropological theorizingand methodology that I take up as points of focus in this article.
AB - Whether it is about acknowledging the ugly legacy of the discipline in colonialand imperialist ventures or the present call for decolonization, anthropology isconstantly adapting to changing times. Arguments posit that anthropology (andother disciplines, for that matter) must decolonize, and, moreover, the theoreticalliterature on how to do so is vast, though it is rare to come across instances ofanthropologists practically distancing the discipline from its colonial roots. Oneexception to this is Prof. Judith Schlehe of the Institute of Social and CulturalAnthropology, University of Freiburg, Germany. Schlehe has used her positionas senior anthropologist to forge transnational collaboration between researcherswho are positioned differently in relation to colonial legacies, believing that foranthropology to be a collective pursuit, all societies must be explorable by researchersfrom both the former colonizer and colonized groups. In this chapter, I drawfrom her insightful work on collaborative methodologies to demonstrate some ofthe ways in which anthropology is being decolonized. Decolonization, positionality,and reflexivity are some of the key features of anthropological theorizingand methodology that I take up as points of focus in this article.
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38673-3_2
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38673-3_2
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-3-658-38672-6
SP - 27
EP - 42
BT - In Tandem—Pathways towards a Postcolonial Anthropology | Im Tandem – Wege zu einer postkolonialen Ethnologie
A2 - Lücking, Mirjam
PB - Springer VS
CY - Wiesbaden
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