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The notion of 'sociality' is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences.
List of contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction: Sociality's New Directions
Nicholas J. Long & Henrietta L. Moore Chapter 2. Avatars and Robots: The Imaginary Present and the Socialities of the Inorganic
Henrietta L. Moore Chapter 3. Imagining the World that Warrants Our Imagination: The Revelation of Ontogeny
Christina Toren Chapter 4. Sociality and Its Dangers: Witchcraft, Intimacy and Trust
Peter Geschiere Chapter 5. Group Belonging in Trade Unions: Idioms of Sociality in Bolivia and Argentina
Sian Lazar Chpater 6. A Sociality of, and Beyond, 'My-home' in Post-corporate Japan
Anne Allison Chapter 7. Actants Amassing (AA)
Adam Yuet Chau Chapter 8. Doing, Being and Becoming: The Sociality of Children with Autism in Activities with Therapy Dogs and Other People
Olga Solomon Chapter 9. Materials and Sociality
Susanne Küchler Chapter 10. The Art of Slow Sociality: Movement, Aesthetics and Shared Understanding
Jo Vergunst and Anna Vermehren Notes on Contributors
Index
About the author
Nicholas J. Long is Assistant Professor in Anthropology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is the author of Being Malay in Indonesia (NUS/NIAS/University of Hawai’i Press, 2013) and the co-editor of Southeast Asian Perspectives on Power (Routledge, 2012) and The Social Life of Achievement (Berghahn Books, 2013).
Henrietta L. Moore is Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London where she is also Chair of Culture, Philosophy and Design. Among her recent books is Still Life: Hopes, Desires and Satisfactions (Polity Press, 2011).
Summary
The notion of 'sociality' is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors here, through compelling and wide ranging essays, identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences.
