{"product_id":"unfinished-9780822369455","title":"Unfinished","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe contributors to \u003ci\u003eUnfinished\u003c\/i\u003e explore the ethnographic essay's expressive potentials by pursuing an anthropology of becoming, which attends to the contingency of lived experience and provides new means to represent what life means and how it can be represented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUnfinished: The Anthropology of Becoming\u003c\/i\u003e promises to contribute to our understanding of this current moment of political and epistemological uncertainties, and will be of great interest to scholars, researchers, and writers from across the social and natural sciences and the humanities.\" -- Onur Günay and Heath Pearson * Somatosphere *\u003cbr\u003e\"As complex and ambitious as it is masterfully conceived. . . . A sign of renaissance in anthropology.\" -- Roberto Costa * The Australian Journal of Anthropology *\u003cbr\u003e\"Bringing the theme of becoming to the center of the anthropological debate is particularly timely in a context in which institutions, as well as the public, are discussing and interpreting society in ways that rely heavily on deterministic forms of schematism and simplification. . . . \u003ci\u003eUnfinished\u003c\/i\u003e could be an intriguing choice for professionals looking for a source of inspiration for new analytical approaches to study the dynamism of social phenomena.\" -- Michele Fontefrancesco * Anthropology in Action *\u003cbr\u003e\"Although theoretically complex, the contributors never lose sight of the individuals at the heart of ethnography. . . . What stands out is its intricate and intimate representation of human experience, which imbues it with authority and stays with the reader for a long time.\" -- Heather Montgomery * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword. Unfinished \/ João Biehl and Peter Locke  ix\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Ethnographic Sensorium \/ João Biehl and Peter Locke  1\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Anthropology of Becoming \/ João Biehl and Peter Locke  41\u003cbr\u003e 2. Becoming Aggrieved \/ Laurence Ralph  93\u003cbr\u003e 3. Heaven \/ Angela Garcia  111\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rebellious Matter \/ Bridget Purcell  133\u003cbr\u003e 5. Witness \/ Naisargi N. Dave  151\u003cbr\u003e 6. I Was Cannibalized by an Artist \/ Lilia M. Schwarcz  173\u003cbr\u003e 7. On Negative Becoming \/ Lucas Bessire  197\u003cbr\u003e 8. Time Machines \/ Elizabeth A. Davis  217\u003cbr\u003e 9. Horizoning \/ Adriana Petryna  243\u003cbr\u003e 10. Meantime \/ Peter Locke  269\u003cbr\u003e 11. Hereafter \/ João Biehl  278\u003cbr\u003e Afterword. Zen Exercises: Anthropological Discipline and Ethics \/ Michael M. J. Fischer  293\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  317\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  319\u003cbr\u003e Contributors  353\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations  357\u003cbr\u003e Index  359","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406105846103,"sku":"9780822369455","price":29.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822369455.jpg?v=1730494549","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unfinished-9780822369455","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}