Regimes of ignorance: An introduction
Item Type
Language
English
Abstract
Non-knowledge should not be simply regarded as the opposite of knowledge, but as complementary to it: each derives its character and meaning from the other and from their interaction. Knowledge does not colonize the space of ignorance in the progressive march of science; rather, knowledge and ignorance are mutually shaped in social and political domains of partial, shifting, and temporal relationships. This volume’s ethnographic analyses provide a theoretical frame through which to consider the production and reproduction of ignorance, non-knowledge, and secrecy, as well as the wider implications these ideas have for anthropology and related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities.
Publication Title
Publication Year
2015
Publication Date
2015
Source
Scopus
License
ISBN
978-1-78238-838-8
Physical Description
vol. 29, pp. 1-29
Short Title
Regimes of ignorance