{"product_id":"theory-can-be-more-than-it-used-to-be-9781501700088","title":"Theory Can Be More than It Used to Be","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin anthropology, as elsewhere in the human sciences, there is a tendency to divide knowledge making into two separate poles: conceptual (theory) vs. empirical (ethnography). In \u003ci\u003eTheory Can Be More than It Used to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, Dominic Boyer, James D. Faubion, and George E. Marcus argue that we need to take a step back from the assumption that we know \u003ci\u003ewhat\u003c\/i\u003e theory is to investigate \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e theorya matter of concepts, of analytic practice, of medium of value, of professional ideologyoperates in anthropology and related fields today. They have assembled a distinguished group of scholars to diagnose the state of the theory-ethnography divide in anthropology today and to explore alternative modes of analytical and pedagogical practice.Continuing the methodological insights provided in \u003ci\u003eFieldwork Is Not What It Used to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, the contributors to this volume find that now is an optimal time to reflect on the status of theory in relation to ethnographic research in anthropology \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Theory Can Be More than It Used to Be illuminates and jeopardizes notions long central to anthropology. Fieldwork and ethnography have both come under much more thorough scrutiny than theory. This book explores the complexities, resonances, and possibilities of theory in relation to contemporary and near-future anthropology. It opens up complex and challenging terrain and provides us with the analytical wherewithal for thinking through—and with—questions of what theory can be and how it can shape and be shaped by the field. Lucid, fascinating, exceptionally engaging, and highly sophisticated, this book is a major contribution to key debates within and beyond anthropology.\" -- Don Brenneis, University of California, Santa Cruz, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eAnnual Review of Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The essays in Theory Can Be More than It Used to Be are well crafted; they draw on vibrant ethnographic material and a creative rendering of social and cultural theory in relation to the abiding imperatives of anthropology. This book sets out a rich variety of approaches that will constitute points of departure for scholarly discussions, research, and pedagogy going forward. It is by no means an exaggeration to say the fate of the discipline of anthropology rests on the questions posed here. There are three no better and more respected anthropologists than Dominic Boyer, James D. Faubion, and George E. Marcus to speak authoritatively to these profound concerns and challenges.\" -- Douglas R. Holmes, Binghamton University, author of \u003ci\u003eIntegral Europe: Fast-Capitalism, Multiculturalism, Neofascism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: New Methodologies for a Transformed Discipline\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Dominic Boyer and George E. Marcus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. Ethnography, Fieldwork, Theorization\u003c\/b\u003e1. Portable Analytics and Lateral Theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe\u003c\/i\u003e2. On Programmatics\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby James D. Faubion\u003c\/i\u003e3. The Ambitions of Theory Work in the Production of Contemporary Anthropological Research\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby George E. Marcus\u003c\/i\u003e4. Theorizing the Present Ethnographically\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Andreas Glaeser\u003c\/i\u003e5. Trans-formations of Biology and of Theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Kaushik Sunder Rajan\u003c\/i\u003e6. Figuring Out Theory: Ethnographic Sketches\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Kim Fortun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Pedagogy, Training, Analytical Method\u003c\/b\u003e7. ResponsesTheory as Parallax and Provocation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Andrea Ballestero\u003c\/i\u003eUndisciplined Engagements: Anthropology, Ethnography, Theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Lisa Breglia\u003c\/i\u003eTheory Making: From the Raw to the Cooked\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Jessica Marie Falcone\u003c\/i\u003ePeople in Glass Cages (Shouldn't Throw Theoretical Stones)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Jamer Hunt\u003c\/i\u003eEthnography and Social Theory: A Dialectic to Hang Our Hats On\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Townsend Middleton\u003c\/i\u003eTheory as Method\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Deepa S. Reddy\u003c\/i\u003e8. Dialogue\u003ci\u003eEncountering and Engaging Theory (or Not)\u003cbr\u003e Theory in the Positive Sense of the Term\u003cbr\u003e Teaching Theory and Analytical Method\u003c\/i\u003eAfterword: On the Need to Reinvent Anthropological Teaching and Training in Theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eby Dominic Boyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409317405015,"sku":"9781501700088","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theory-can-be-more-than-it-used-to-be-9781501700088","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}