The Anthropologist as Writer: Genres and Contexts in the Twenty-First Century

Book Overview

Writing is crucial to anthropology, but which genres are anthropologists expected to master in the 21st century? This book explores how anthropological writing shapes the intellectual content of the discipline and academic careers. First, chapters identify the different writing genres and contexts anthropologists actually engage with. Second, this book argues for the usefulness and necessity of taking seriously the idea of writing as a craft and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785337424
• ISBN13: 9781785337420
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"