extremeanthropologies.carrd.co - Ethnographies of the Extreme

Description: "Ethnographies of the Extreme" is a panel for AAA 2018.

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117th American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting Thursday, November 15, 2018 4:15 PM – 6:00 PM San Jose Convention Center, San Jose Ballroom 6 (in Exhibit Hall 3) San Jose, California

Topic: Current interdisciplinary research — either theoretical or in practice — constituting "extreme anthropologies," broadly defined, that are working towards resisting, adapting, and/or building resilency against dominant and oppressive power structures. Organizers: Courtney Cecale, Ph.D. Candidate (UCLA) & Taylor R. Genovese, Ph.D. Student (Arizona State University)

Panel Abstract: This panel critically engages with the concept of “extreme anthropologies” (Kuldova 2017) in terms of theories, field sites, and method(ologies). By grappling with the boundaries of extremity in arguably extreme times, panelists explore the potential for “the extreme” to clarify, subvert, and even dismantle oppressive power structures that pervade everyday life from ethnographic encounters. Idealistic extremity is revealed in the navigating of everyday life within our neoliberal world of bur

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