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Week 9—Making an ethical self
Week 9—Making an ethical self
Main reading: Mahmood (2001); Mahmood (2003)
Other reading: Rudnyckyj (2011); Zigon (2013)
References
Mahmood, Saba. 2001. “Rehearsed Spontaneity and the Conventionality of Ritual: Disciplines of Şalat.” American Ethnologist 28 (4): 827–53. https://doi.org/10.1525/ae.2001.28.4.827.
———. 2003. “Ethical Formation and Politics of Individual Autonomy in Contemporary Egypt.” Social Research: An International Quarterly 70 (3): 837–66. https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/558592.
Rudnyckyj, Daromir. 2011. “Circulating Tears and Managing Hearts: Governing Through Affect in an Indonesian Steel Factory.” Anthropological Theory 11 (1): 63–87. https://doi.org/10.1177/1463499610395444.
Zigon, Jarrett. 2013. “Human Rights as Moral Progress?: A Critique.” Cultural Anthropology 28 (4): 716–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/cuan.12034.
ANTH 2700: Key debates in anthropology—A guide to the unit
Lecture outlines and guides: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, B, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
Assignments: Weekly writing assignments, What I learned about the future of anthropology: An interactive presentation, Second essay: Who represents the future of anthropology and why?, Possible sources for the second essay, First essay: Improving AI reference material, Concept quiz.