Open AccessReflections on East and West: anthropology, decolonization, and teaching
Author(s) -
Shukti Chaudhuri-Brill
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
teaching anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2053-9843
DOI - 10.22582/ta.v10i4.619
Subject(s) - decolonization , narrative , anthropology , identity (music) , discipline , sociology , sociocultural anthropology , applied anthropology , gender studies , social science , aesthetics , political science , linguistics , politics , art , philosophy , law
I examine here the role of anthropology in decolonizing narratives of personal identity, taking my own story as an example. I reflect on different aspects of decolonization between east and west: that of racialized identities in different national contexts; of disciplinary contrasts between European and American anthropology; and between that of eastern and western Europe. Drawing on Ingold’s notion of commoning, I discuss decolonizing practices through teaching anthropologically, using narrative as a method.