ANTHRO 169B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Intersectionality, Interpolation, Pathos
23 May 2017
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Decolonizing methodologies: research and indigenous people by linda tuhiwai smith. Critique of western methodologies and how they affect the studied communities. Smith proposes a new agenda for indigenous research anti-research book on research. Colonialism is far from being an unfinished business. Imperialism dominates the mental universe of the colonized before and after independence was gained: this refers to mental independence from objectification which brings bad consequences for societies" advancement. Authority shown by appealing to ethos and pathos. Part of the book expresses a research fatigue on part of the researched, but it goes further questioning the authoritativeness of the researcher. Becoming ethnographers: social (re)positioning in the field by little et. Intersectionality used as a holistic tool for anthropology: also, used for the decolonization of methods in approach to ethnographic work. Reflexivity & intersectionality offers insights into how & why many students can have divergent ethnographic experiences despite living in the same community & receiving similar training.
