Regimes Of Ignorance : Anthropological Perspectives On The Production And Reproduction Of Non-Knowledge

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.

• | Author: Roy Dilley, Thomas G. Kirsch, Roy Dilley
• | Publisher: Berghahn Books
• | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1785337467
• | ISBN-13: 9781785337468