The Anthropology of the Future

A path-breaking account of how to analyse the future anthropologically, this book presents new questions and methods for studying the subject.

List of contents

Introduction: the future of the future in anthropology; 1. Anticipation; 2. Expectation; 3. Speculation; 4. Potentiality; 5. Hope; 6. Destiny; Conclusion: the future as method.

About the author

Rebecca Bryant is Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands. She is an anthropologist of politics and law. Among other works, she is author of The Past in Pieces: Belonging in the New Cyprus (2010), and De Facto Dreams: Building the So-Called State, co-authored with Mete Hatay (forthcoming).Daniel M. Knight is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology and Director of the Centre for Cosmopolitan Studies at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. He writes on time and temporality, austerity and economy, and renewable energy. He is author of History, Time, and Economic Crisis in Central Greece (2015) and co-editor of History and Anthropology journal.

Summary

Positing new questions and using innovative methods, this book discusses the future as a newly emerging field in anthropology. It will be welcomed by students and researchers in cultural and social anthropology, anthropological theory, history and philosophy.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Bryant, Rebecca (Universiteit Utrecht Bryant, Bryant Rebecca, Daniel M Knight, Daniel M. Knight, Daniel M. (University of St Andrews Knight, Knight Daniel M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781108434379
• ISBN: 978-1-108-43437-9
• No. of pages: 236
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 228 mm x 15 mm
• Series: New Departures in Anthropology; New Departures in Anthropology; Print on demand
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Soziologie, Kulturanthropologie, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Humangeographie, Anthropology, Anthropologie / Kulturanthropologie, Englische Bücher / Politik- u. Sozialwissenschaft, Humangeografie, Geografie / Anthropogeografie, Anthropogeografie, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social