and thanks for the plug for my book,
V.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Barowy <wbarowy@lesley.edu>
To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: Re: Ingold?
>The one that strikes me like a runaway freight train is "Key Debates in
Anthropology", that is available in paperback. The table of contents is:
>
>1. Social Anthropology is a Generalizing Science or it is Nothing.
(Participants: Keith Hart and Anthony Good for, Anthony Cohen and Judith
Okely against).
>2. The Concept of Society is Theoretically Obsolete (Marilyn Strathern and
Christina Toren for, J D Y Peel and Jonathan Spencer against).
>3. Human Worlds are Culturally Constructed (Wendy James and Roland
Littlewood for, Tim Ingold and Paul Richards against).
>4. Language is the Essence of Culture (David Parkin and Brian Moeran for,
Alfred Gell and James Weiner against).
>5. The Past Is a Foreign Country (David Lowenthal and Penelope Harvey for,
Gillian Feeley-Harnik and Susanne Kuchler against).
>6. Aesthetics is a cross-cultural Category (Howard Morphy and Jeremy Coote
for, Joanna Overing and Peter Gow against).
>
>Some of these debates hit at the core of third generation activity theory,
but then, preparation is also a concern. Going back to a good discussion
of different orders of contradiction, and a key foundation for third
generation chat, is my earlier suggestion. Some who have been able to
access an underground copy have read in isolation, which, compared to
informed discussion, can only foster an impoverished understanding.
>
>In the meantime, I'm highly interested in a timely reading and discussion
of something new from an xmca member, "Creative Collaboration", which should
offer fresh perspectives on expansive learning.
>--
>Bill Barowy, Associate Professor
>Lesley University
>29 Everett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138-2790
>Phone: 617-349-8168 / Fax: 617-349-8169
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>_______________________
>"One of life's quiet excitements is to stand somewhat apart from yourself
> and watch yourself softly become the author of something beautiful."
>[Norman Maclean in "A river runs through it."]
>
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