Rousseau strikes again
Following an interdisciplinary path, and especially a decolonial approach, the aim of this essay is to investigate some of the developments of poststructuralism in the anthropological field, observing its effects and contradictions. What are the advantages and, above all, the risks of this philosoph...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:uabarcelona_::2e51ba00c6ec434c52bab8adf911f53b |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/324872 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/periferia.1065 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Decolonialidad Posestructuralismo Antropología decolonial Rousseau Decoloniality Post-structuralism Decolonial anthropology Descolonialitat Postestructuralisme Antropologia descolonial Décolonialité Poststructuralisme Anthropologie décoloniale Descolonialidade Pós-estruturalismo Antropologia decolonial |
| Sumario: | Following an interdisciplinary path, and especially a decolonial approach, the aim of this essay is to investigate some of the developments of poststructuralism in the anthropological field, observing its effects and contradictions. What are the advantages and, above all, the risks of this philosophical approach in the hands of the contemporary anthropologist? Is there perhaps some kind of Westernizing vice being reproduced between the lines of their ethnographies? If the answer is yes, how can we address the problem by adopting a truly decolonial stance, rather than relying on a generic and simplified interpretation? This essay is a product of philosophical anthropology, with the main source of information being secondary data, particularly ethnographies. By analyzing ethnographic texts, from the Ontological Turn to Vitalist and Phenomenological Anthropologies, those and other questions will be addressed, at least as an appetizer, or perhaps an invitation to future investigations. |
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