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Haiti and the place of ‘race’ in anthropology Haiti and the place of ‘race’ in anthropology
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My own anthropological imagination My own anthropological imagination
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Shifts within anthropology Shifts within anthropology
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Subaltern humanism Subaltern humanism
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Mintz’s dual legacies Mintz’s dual legacies
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Interrogations Interrogations
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Concluding reflections Concluding reflections
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Works Cited Works Cited
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The Anthropological Uses of Haiti: A Longue Durée Approach
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Published:June 2016
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Abstract
This chapter examines the link between anthropology and the public sphere, focusing on the multiple genealogical strands of the discipline. Taking a longue durée approach as a contextual frame for understanding more recent developments in the field, the chapter considers the various, often conflicting or troubling transatlantic paradigms that have been applied to Haiti in the twenty-first century. After discussing the place of ‘race’ in anthropology with respect to Haiti, the chapter considers a particular set of political, economic and geopolitical interests embedded in the institutional foundation of anthropological knowledge production, including what the chapter calls ‘anthropological imagination’. It also comments on Sidney Mintz's comparative study of the Caribbean region and his role in the institutionalization of Caribbean studies, along with his influence on the work of Michel-Rolph Trouillot and Paul Farmer. The chapter concludes with a series of questions for those working in the arenas of both anthropology and humanitarianism.
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