The belly open: Fieldwork, defecation and literature with a capital L
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| Publication date | 2018 |
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| Book title | A transcontinental career |
| Book subtitle | Essays in honour of Wim van Binsbergen |
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| Series | Papers in Intercultural Philosophy and Transcontinental Studies, 24 |
| Pages (from-to) | 51-60 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publisher | Hoofddorp: Shikanda Press |
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| Abstract |
This contribution takes the opening scene of Wim van Binsbergen’s fieldwork novel EenBuikOpenen (Opening a Belly) as a starting point for a reflection on the hidden worries, shame and discomfort around defecation among anthropological fieldworkers in other cultures. The essay focuses on the question of why this part of life remains largely untold in the many fieldwork accounts that are now being published, and what role literary work can play in the articulation of personal emotion in anthropological fieldwork. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://www.quest-journal.net/shikanda/topicalities/Festschrift_TOC.htm http://www.sjaakvandergeest.socsci.uva.nl/pdf/anthropology_and_literature/bundel_voor_WvBinsbergen_2018.pdf |
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