[URBANTH-L]AAA CFP - Anthropologies of the Damned

[Edward González-Tennant]

Greetings,

 

I’m putting together a session for the upcoming meetings in Philly. I’m
drawing on Charles Fort’s early 20th century ideas of the ‘damned’ in
reference to those ideas rarely researched and/or intentionally ignored; as
well as the habit of academic disciplines to sometimes over-compensate for
these ignored ideas through the creation of new scholarly imperialisms. For
more details, please see the PDF at this link
http://www.little-yeti.com/AAA_CFP/AnthropologiesoftheDamned.pdf

 

Many of us, myself included, have felt the coercive hand of conservative
anthropology. I believe the sorts of broad topics I’m trying to bring
together will resonate with many on the list and hope a few of you will
enjoy exploring the perimeter(s) of our discipline as one way to chart the
end/s of anthropology. 

 

Sincerely,

-Ed Gonzalez-Tennant

University of Florida

PhD Candidate in Anthropology