The ambiguous other. Engaging with far right and other uncomfortable subjectivities
Abstract: This article explores anthropological hesitation in engaging with “abject” or otherwise “uncomfortable” subjectivities, identifying some of the main concerns and challenges behind it. In doing so, the discussion focuses on far-right subjectivities and on the reasons behind the relative lac...
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| description | Abstract: This article explores anthropological hesitation in engaging with “abject” or otherwise “uncomfortable” subjectivities, identifying some of the main concerns and challenges behind it. In doing so, the discussion focuses on far-right subjectivities and on the reasons behind the relative lack of ethnographic studies thereof. Among other things, it is argued that the far-right other does not fit current anthropological orthodoxy in terms of ethnographic approach and therefore represents a kind of ambiguous alterity that poses ethical and methodological challenges for anthropologists. The discussion then brings to light some of the tensions and dilemmas inherent in anthropological approaches to uncomfortable alterities. The article concludes by highlighting what may be at stake for anthropology when excluding certain subjects of research, suggesting instead that their study offers opportunities to expand anthropological horizons of knowledge production, increasing the discipline’s relevance for understanding and analysing complex and troubling contemporary social phenomena. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc639705749e4da69c12952804b855cf2025-01-21T07:44:31ZengAssociação Brasileira de AntropologiaVibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology1809-43412025-01-012110.1590/1809-43412024v21e211010The ambiguous other. Engaging with far right and other uncomfortable subjectivitiesKaterina Hatzikidihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2211-0262Abstract: This article explores anthropological hesitation in engaging with “abject” or otherwise “uncomfortable” subjectivities, identifying some of the main concerns and challenges behind it. In doing so, the discussion focuses on far-right subjectivities and on the reasons behind the relative lack of ethnographic studies thereof. Among other things, it is argued that the far-right other does not fit current anthropological orthodoxy in terms of ethnographic approach and therefore represents a kind of ambiguous alterity that poses ethical and methodological challenges for anthropologists. The discussion then brings to light some of the tensions and dilemmas inherent in anthropological approaches to uncomfortable alterities. The article concludes by highlighting what may be at stake for anthropology when excluding certain subjects of research, suggesting instead that their study offers opportunities to expand anthropological horizons of knowledge production, increasing the discipline’s relevance for understanding and analysing complex and troubling contemporary social phenomena.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-43412024000101009&lng=en&tlng=enEthnographyUncomfortable alteritiesThe far rightPoliticsBrazil |
| spellingShingle | Katerina Hatzikidi The ambiguous other. Engaging with far right and other uncomfortable subjectivities Vibrant: Virtual Brazilian Anthropology Ethnography Uncomfortable alterities The far right Politics Brazil |
| title | The ambiguous other. Engaging with far right and other uncomfortable subjectivities |
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| topic | Ethnography Uncomfortable alterities The far right Politics Brazil |
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