To value or re-evaluate?: On the anthropological perspective of a crisis

Somdeep Sen

doi:10.1111/1469-8676.12896

To value or re-evaluate? On the anthropological perspective of a crisis

Somdeep Sen

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Abstract

In his ode to New York City under lockdown, David Remnick was accurate in noting that ‘life now depends on our withdrawal from life’ (2020: 5). But this ethos presents an acute challenge to anthropology since it is proximity to (rather than withdrawal from) the data, subject and field that epitomises the value of anthropological knowledge.

Original language	English
Journal	Social Anthropology
Volume	28
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	355-356
Number of pages	2
ISSN	0964-0282
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1469-8676.12896
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2020

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