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- South African Anthropology in Conversation: An Intergenerational Interview on the History and Future of Social Anthropology i
- Book
- 2014
- Published by: LANGAA RPCIG
summary
In the 1980s, the University of Cape Town�s social anthropology department was predominantly oriented by an �expos� style of critical scholarship. The enemy was the apartheid state, the ethical imperative was clear and a combative metaphor for doing research motivated the department. Andrew David Spiegel, known affectionately as �Mugsy� by his students and colleagues, has been a central, if understated, figure of this history and helped to frame the theoretical charge of a generation of students looking to counter apartheid from �inside�. In a series of interviews between the senior professor and one of his students � Jessica Dickson � Spiegel offers a unique perspective from the centre of anthropology�s recent history in South Africa.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. v-vi
- Conversation Starters
- pp. vii-viii
- Prefatory Comment
- pp. xliii-xliv
- 1. Finding Politics…
- pp. 1-12
- 2. Coming to Anthropology
- pp. 13-24
- 3. UCT in the ΄70s
- pp. 25-48
- 4. Volkekunde and Academic Apartheid
- pp. 49-58
- 5. Anthropology under Apartheid
- pp. 59-78
- 6. Tradition in Transition
- pp. 79-94
- 7. What’s Left?
- pp. 95-118
- Bibliography
- pp. 125-136
Additional Information
ISBN
9789956792887
Related ISBN(s)
9789956792399
MARC Record
OCLC
900438546
Pages
186
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No