Technological developments in the security field are calling for a new anthropological approach to the study of violence. Kony 2012, military humanitarianism, and the magic of occult economies. In this book magic goes global and this leads us to a consideration of virtual war and magical death as intertwined topics presenting new fields for ethnographic research and representation. Kony 2012, military humanitarianism, and the magic of occult. The editor welcomes manuscripts that creatively demonstrate the connections between ethnographic specificity and theoretical originality, as well as the ongoing relevance of the ethnographic imagination to the contemporary world. Several arguments unite the collected essays, which are based on ethnographic research in varied locations, including. Whitehead, i have edited virtual war and magical death, an anthology published by duke university press 20. The australian journal of anthropology volume 25, issue 1. In many other areas of the globe, such as south america, sorcery engages and is a means of mediating the modern not retreating from it whitehead. Anthropology, violence, shamanism, and virtual worlds. Duke university press virtual war and magical death.
Jon scieszka grew up with 5 brother and is the 2 nd oldest of the scieszka brothers. Subject areas publications open access services about us. The anthropology of violence shifted during the late 1980s from an emphasis on the structural and symbolic dynamics of violence to a focus on historical and social practices. Americas digital army is an ethnographic study of the link between interactive entertainment and military power, drawing on robertson allens fieldwork observing video game developers, military strategists, u. Virtual war in the tribal zone, virtual war and magical death, 10. Aug 14, 2014 click on the article title to read more. Virtual war and magical death ebook por 9780822379041. Military and veterans studies political science public affairs, public policy and public administration social and behavioral sciences. Crossref propaganda, gangs, and social cleansing in guatemala, virtual war and magical death, 10. Technologies and imaginaries for terror and killing. View the article pdf and any associated supplements and figures for a period of 48 hours. Other essays reveal the relatively small scale of those programs in relation to the militarys broader use of, and ambitions for, social scientific data. Music in the detention camps of the global war on terror volume 2 issue 1 suzanne g. While the work is written primarily for other academics.
Rethinking the anthropology of violence for the twentyfirst. Army marketing agencies, and an array of defense contracting companies that worked to produce the official u. Virtual war and magical death is a provocative examination o. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Technologies and imaginaries for terror and killing the cultures and practice of violence whitehead, neil l. Whitehead sverker finnstrom another significant focus of the collection is the u. What is happening to the anthropological monograph. Kanaima dark shamans and the poetics of violent death introduction, chap. Comparative studies in society and history cssh is an international forum for new research and interpretation concerning problems of recurrent patterning and change in human societies through time and the contemporary world.
The contributors to this provocative collection scrutinize the relations between anthropology and contemporary global war, contending that modern hightech warfare is analogous to rituals of magic and sorcery, and examining the u. January 2014 middle east journal of culture and communication leila stockmarr. Sverker finnstrom, coeditor of virtual war and magical death. Short stories brothers jon scieszka pp 11 genre nonfiction, memoir setting. Virtual war and magical death duke university press. Whitehead and sverker finnstroms edited collection, virtual war and magical death, behaves as a derridean project. Technology and culture is the quarterly interdisciplinary journal of the society for the history of technology. Virtual war and magical death neil l whitehead, sverker. Anthropos is the international journal of anthropology and linguistics, founded in 1906 by wilhelm schmidt. It was a locally confined security problem not a war. Foremost is the contention that modern hightech warfare. A compelling account and a critical assessment of a gaming reality and the militarization of society. Virtual war and magical death ebook by 9780822379041. Price offers a provocative account of the profound influence that the american security.
The international journal publishes the work of historians, engineers, scientists, museum curators, archivists, sociologists, anthropologists, and others, on. Whitehead, university of wisconsinmadison, anthropology department, faculty member. If a person becomes unsettled or needs to get away from reality, soma is the drug they would take to escape their worries and unhappiness. American ethnologist is a quarterly journal concerned with ethnology in the broadest sense of the term. The international journal publishes the work of historians, engineers, scientists, museum curators, archivists, sociologists, anthropologists, and others, on topics ranging from agriculture to zippers. Maps, abstraction and change in the papua new guinea lowlands pages 3753. Virtual war and magical death technologies and imaginaries for. Pdf paper prepared for virtual war and magical death. Rethinking the anthropology of violence for the twenty. The australian journal of anthropology volume 25, issue. What accounts for some of the differences what programs or. Several arguments unite the collected essays, which are based on ethnographic research in varied locations, including guatemala, uganda, and tanzania, as well as afghanistan, pakistan, iraq, and the united states. Not your grandfathers insurgency criminal, spiritual, and plutocratic, robert j.
To read the fulltext of this research, you can request a copy directly from the author. A pdf of this content is also available in through the save pdf action button. Feminism, nationalism, and militarism on the maidan. The title of the journal stands for the greek word for human being and expresses its main purpose namely the study of human societies in their cultural dimension. Purchase instant access pdf download and unlimited online access. Virtual war and magical death is a highly creative project that is bound to stimulate constructive conversation. The citizens are controlled to make them perceive the world as an imagined place where everything is perfect. Virtual war and magical death coauthored with neil l.
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