Overview

Marilyn Strathern is among the most creative and celebrated contemporary anthropologists, and her work draws interest from across the humanities and social sciences. Redescribing Relations brings some of Strathern’s most committed and renowned readers into conversation in her honour – especially on themes she has rarely engaged. The volume not only deepens our understanding of Strathern’s work, it also offers models of how to extend her relational insights to new terrains. With a comprehensive introduction, a complete list of Strathern's publications and a historic interview published in English for the first time, this is an invaluable resource for Strathern’s old and new interlocutors alike.

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Author:   Ashley Lebner ,  Marilyn Strathern
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781785334573

ISBN 10:   1785334573
Pages:   262
Publication Date:   01 May 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction: Strathern’s Redescription of Anthropology Ashley Lebner Chapter 1. Within the Limits of a Certain Language: Interview with Marilyn Strathern Eduardo Viveiros de Castro and Carlos Fausto Chapter 2. The Scale(s) of Justice Carol J. Greenhouse Chapter 3. Exchanging Equations: Anthropology as/beyond Symmetry Alberto Corsín Jiménez Chapter 4. Thinking across Domains: Structures of Debate in Indigenous Rights Claims Stuart Kirsch Chapter 5. Pacifist Devices: The Human-Technology Interface in the Field of Conflict Resolution Yael Navaro Chapter 6. Audit Loops and Audit Implosion Casper Bruun Jensen and Brit Ross Winthereik Chapter 7. Slow Motions [Extended Remix]: Comments on a Few Texts by Marilyn Strathern Eduardo Viveiros de Castro and Marcio Goldman Selections and Translation by Ashley Lebner Conclusion: Thinking Through Proliferations of Geometries, Fractions and Parts     Sarah Green Afterword: The Disappearing of an Office Marilyn Strathern Appendix: Marilyn Strathern: A Complete Bibliography Index

Reviews

“Ashley Lebner's analytic synthesis of Strathern’s work is remarkable, the writing is elegant and the argument is convincing and important. The breadth of the analysis is impressive and allows for a very personal, sensitive, detailed and deep reading of Strathern’s practice to emerge...a tour-de-force!” · Emilia Sanabria, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon  “Marilyn Strathern remains one of social anthropology's pre-eminent scholars. Since the book provides a glimpse into the ways in which scholars have fruitfully engaged with Strathern's ideas in a form that does not exist at the present moment, this work will have broad appeal.” · Barbara Bodenhorn, University of Cambridge “Ashley Lebner has assembled an outstanding set of contributors. Marilyn Strathern’s work demands careful reading, and this collection shows us how and why Strathern’s work continues to provoke new conversations.” · Andrew Barry, University College London

This book provides a glimpse into the ways in which scholars have fruitfully engaged with Strathern's ideas in a form that does not exist at the present moment. As she continues to be one of social anthropology's pre-eminent scholars, this work will have broad appeal. * Barbara Bodenhorn, University of Cambridge

Ashley Lebner's analytic synthesis of Strathern's work is remarkable, the writing is elegant and the argument is convincing and important. The breadth of the analysis is impressive and allows for a very personal, sensitive, detailed and deep reading of Strathern's practice to emerge...a tour-de-force! * Emilia Sanabria, Ecole Normale Superieure de Lyon Marilyn Strathern remains one of social anthropology's pre-eminent scholars. Since the book provides a glimpse into the ways in which scholars have fruitfully engaged with Strathern's ideas in a form that does not exist at the present moment, this work will have broad appeal. * Barbara Bodenhorn, University of Cambridge Ashley Lebner has assembled an outstanding set of contributors. Marilyn Strathern's work demands careful reading, and this collection shows us how and why Strathern's work continues to provoke new conversations. * Andrew Barry, University College London

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Ashley Lebner is Assistant Professor of Religion and Culture at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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