All Tomorrow''s Cultures - Anthropological Engagements With the Future

The first edition of All Tomorrow's Cultures explored the legacy of futures-thinking in anthropology and marked the beginning of a resurgence of interest in anthropological futures. The new edition has been updated to reflect some of the outpouring of work since then, particularly in science and technology studies and in anthropological analyses of indigenous futures. In addition, Collins has updated the final chapter to expand the field of anthropological possibility in an age of both despair and hope.

List of contents

Preface to the Revised Edition

Introduction: Tomorrow's Cultures Today?

Chapter 1. Anthropological Time Machines

Chapter 2. Ask Margaret Mead

Chapter 3. Chad Oliver

Chapter 4. Close Encounters

Chapter 5. Playing Games with Futurology

Chapter 6. The Surprising Future

Conclusion: The Open Future

References

About the author

Samuel Gerald Collins is Professor of Anthropology at Towson University.  His research includes urban studies, social media, design anthropology and information technologies in South Korea and the United States. Among other books and articles, he is the co-author (with Matthew Durington) of Networked Anthropology (Routledge, 2015).

Summary

The first edition explored the legacy of futures-thinking in anthropology and marked the beginning of a resurgence of interest in anthropological futures. The new edition has been updated to reflect some of the outpouring of work since then, particularly in science and technology studies and in anthropological analyses of indigenous futures.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel Gerald Collins, Collins Samuel Gerald
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781800730786
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-078-6
• No. of pages: 174
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Future Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social forecasting, future studies, Technology: general issues, Social and cultural anthropology, Theory and Methodology; Cultural Studies (General)