Anthropologists, Indigenous Scholars and the Research Endeavour
Author | : Joy Hendry |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2012-11-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136331152 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136331158 |
Rating | : 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This collection offers the fruits of a stimulating workshop that sought to bridge the fraught relationship which sometimes continues between anthropologists and indigenous/native/aboriginal scholars, despite areas of overlapping interest. Participants from around the world share their views and opinions on subjects ranging from ideas for reconciliation, the question of what might constitute a universal "science," indigenous heritage, postcolonial museology, the boundaries of the term "indigeneity," different senses as ways of knowing, and the very issue of writing as a method of dissemination that divides and excludes readers from different backgrounds. This book represents a landmark step in the process of replacing bridges with more equal patterns of intercultural cooperation and communication.