Marjorie Topley
Jean DeBernardi (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789888028146
- eISBN:
- 9789882206663
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888028146.003.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Asian Studies
This book collects the published articles of Dr. Marjorie Topley, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the postwar period. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong ...
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This book collects the published articles of Dr. Marjorie Topley, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the postwar period. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong sets a high standard for urban anthropology. Dr. Topley's publications reflect her training in British social anthropology, with its focus on fieldwork and detailed empirical observation. She was among the first to refine and extend those methods in the 1950s, adapting them to the study of modernizing urban settings like Singapore and Hong Kong. Her ethnographic research on the Great Way of Former Heaven sectarian movement and Cantonese women's vegetarian halls in Singapore in the 1950s was an early contribution to the study of sub-cultural groups in a complex urban society, and she asked insightful questions about the relationship between religion, secularism, and modernity. She also broke new ground in the field of Chinese medical anthropology.Less
This book collects the published articles of Dr. Marjorie Topley, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the postwar period. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong sets a high standard for urban anthropology. Dr. Topley's publications reflect her training in British social anthropology, with its focus on fieldwork and detailed empirical observation. She was among the first to refine and extend those methods in the 1950s, adapting them to the study of modernizing urban settings like Singapore and Hong Kong. Her ethnographic research on the Great Way of Former Heaven sectarian movement and Cantonese women's vegetarian halls in Singapore in the 1950s was an early contribution to the study of sub-cultural groups in a complex urban society, and she asked insightful questions about the relationship between religion, secularism, and modernity. She also broke new ground in the field of Chinese medical anthropology.
Rivke Jaffe
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190273583
- eISBN:
- 9780190273620
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190273583.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Science, Technology and Environment, Social Movements and Social Change
The introduction sets out the scope of the book: to explore how urban inequalities and the socio-spatial fragmentation of Caribbean cities both reflect and reinforce divergent discourses and ...
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The introduction sets out the scope of the book: to explore how urban inequalities and the socio-spatial fragmentation of Caribbean cities both reflect and reinforce divergent discourses and practices pertaining to the environment—glossed here as Uptown and Downtown environmentalism. In so doing, the book connects environmental anthropology and urban studies, disrupting urban–nature dichotomies. The introduction argues that political economy approaches to environmental injustice must be supplemented by attention to the cultural politics that naturalize the unequal distribution of pollution. In addition, it suggests that “provincializing” urban political ecology by focusing on cities from the global South enables a better understanding of how multiple histories of European imperialism have informed the racialization of urban ecologies. The chapter introduces the concept of “urban naturalisms”: the equation of specific (classed and raced) urban populations with specific traits and types of spaces.Less
The introduction sets out the scope of the book: to explore how urban inequalities and the socio-spatial fragmentation of Caribbean cities both reflect and reinforce divergent discourses and practices pertaining to the environment—glossed here as Uptown and Downtown environmentalism. In so doing, the book connects environmental anthropology and urban studies, disrupting urban–nature dichotomies. The introduction argues that political economy approaches to environmental injustice must be supplemented by attention to the cultural politics that naturalize the unequal distribution of pollution. In addition, it suggests that “provincializing” urban political ecology by focusing on cities from the global South enables a better understanding of how multiple histories of European imperialism have informed the racialization of urban ecologies. The chapter introduces the concept of “urban naturalisms”: the equation of specific (classed and raced) urban populations with specific traits and types of spaces.
Marjorie Topley
Jean DeBernardi (ed.)
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9789888028146
- eISBN:
- 9789882206663
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Hong Kong University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5790/hongkong/9789888028146.001.0001
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Asian Studies
This volume contains published articles by the author, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the post-war period and also the first president of the revived Hong Kong Branch of the ...
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This volume contains published articles by the author, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the post-war period and also the first president of the revived Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong set a high standard for urban anthropology, and helped create the fields of migration studies, gender studies, and medical anthropology.Less
This volume contains published articles by the author, who was a pioneer in the field of social anthropology in the post-war period and also the first president of the revived Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. Her ethnographic research in Singapore and Hong Kong set a high standard for urban anthropology, and helped create the fields of migration studies, gender studies, and medical anthropology.
Rivke Jaffe
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780190273583
- eISBN:
- 9780190273620
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190273583.003.0008
- Subject:
- Sociology, Science, Technology and Environment, Social Movements and Social Change
The Coda summarizes the implications of the study for studies of environmental justice. It argues that combating ecological vulnerability does not require excluding or exacerbating social ...
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The Coda summarizes the implications of the study for studies of environmental justice. It argues that combating ecological vulnerability does not require excluding or exacerbating social vulnerabilities and suggests promising developments currently taking place in the Caribbean in this regard. This conclusion also suggests that environmental anthropology needs to include the study of urban areas, as persistent city–nature dichotomies have informed the (non-urban) priorities and field sites of researchers. In addition, urban anthropology must pay more attention to the importance of the social production of nature and the environment to city life, and the role of environmental issues in structuring urban inequalities. Both fields can benefit from a focus on the lasting effects of colonialism, tracing the roots of patterns of socio-ecological thought and practice in natural and urban landscapes.Less
The Coda summarizes the implications of the study for studies of environmental justice. It argues that combating ecological vulnerability does not require excluding or exacerbating social vulnerabilities and suggests promising developments currently taking place in the Caribbean in this regard. This conclusion also suggests that environmental anthropology needs to include the study of urban areas, as persistent city–nature dichotomies have informed the (non-urban) priorities and field sites of researchers. In addition, urban anthropology must pay more attention to the importance of the social production of nature and the environment to city life, and the role of environmental issues in structuring urban inequalities. Both fields can benefit from a focus on the lasting effects of colonialism, tracing the roots of patterns of socio-ecological thought and practice in natural and urban landscapes.
Alex M. Nading
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780520282612
- eISBN:
- 9780520958562
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of California Press
- DOI:
- 10.1525/california/9780520282612.001.0001
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
It is easy to think of mosquitoes as enemies. They not only bite us but also transmit diseases, including dengue fever, the world’s most prevalent mosquito-borne illness. Routine house-to-house ...
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It is easy to think of mosquitoes as enemies. They not only bite us but also transmit diseases, including dengue fever, the world’s most prevalent mosquito-borne illness. Routine house-to-house mosquito control is a common feature of life in the low-income cities where dengue strikes most often, yet we know little about how people in those cities translate knowledge about mosquitoes into meaningful notions of health. Drawing on two years of ethnographic research in urban Nicaragua, Alex Nading argues that people in dengue-endemic communities do not always view humans and mosquitoes as mortal enemies. Mosquito Trails tells the story of a group of community health workers in one urban Nicaraguan community who struggled to come to terms with dengue epidemics amid poverty, political change, and economic upheaval. The concept of “entanglement” describes the struggles of people to remain alive to the world around them despite global health strategies that sought to insulate them from their environments.Less
It is easy to think of mosquitoes as enemies. They not only bite us but also transmit diseases, including dengue fever, the world’s most prevalent mosquito-borne illness. Routine house-to-house mosquito control is a common feature of life in the low-income cities where dengue strikes most often, yet we know little about how people in those cities translate knowledge about mosquitoes into meaningful notions of health. Drawing on two years of ethnographic research in urban Nicaragua, Alex Nading argues that people in dengue-endemic communities do not always view humans and mosquitoes as mortal enemies. Mosquito Trails tells the story of a group of community health workers in one urban Nicaraguan community who struggled to come to terms with dengue epidemics amid poverty, political change, and economic upheaval. The concept of “entanglement” describes the struggles of people to remain alive to the world around them despite global health strategies that sought to insulate them from their environments.
Damien M. Sojoyner
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780816697533
- eISBN:
- 9781452955230
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816697533.001.0001
- Subject:
- Education, Educational Policy and Politics
First Strike is an ambitious project that utilizes a multi-method approach to gain insight into the confluence between public education and prison. It takes an unique perspective and delves into the ...
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First Strike is an ambitious project that utilizes a multi-method approach to gain insight into the confluence between public education and prison. It takes an unique perspective and delves into the root causes of an ever-expansive prison system and disastrous educational policy. First Strike intervenes in a spirited public discussion on the relation of education policies and budgets, the rise of mass incarceration and permutations of racism. Policy makers, school districts and local governments have long known that there is a relationship between high incarceration rates and school failure. First Strike is the first book that demonstrates how and why that connection exists and shows in what ways school districts, cities and states have been complicit and can reverse a disturbing and needless trend.Less
First Strike is an ambitious project that utilizes a multi-method approach to gain insight into the confluence between public education and prison. It takes an unique perspective and delves into the root causes of an ever-expansive prison system and disastrous educational policy. First Strike intervenes in a spirited public discussion on the relation of education policies and budgets, the rise of mass incarceration and permutations of racism. Policy makers, school districts and local governments have long known that there is a relationship between high incarceration rates and school failure. First Strike is the first book that demonstrates how and why that connection exists and shows in what ways school districts, cities and states have been complicit and can reverse a disturbing and needless trend.
Lizhu Fan and James D. Whitehead
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199731398
- eISBN:
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199731398.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter focuses on the spirituality of the urban residents of Shenzhen, a new city just across the border from Hong Kong. As a prosperous metropolis with little history and no tradition, ...
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This chapter focuses on the spirituality of the urban residents of Shenzhen, a new city just across the border from Hong Kong. As a prosperous metropolis with little history and no tradition, inhabited almost exclusively by migrants from other parts of China, Shenzhen offers clues on the future of religion in a hypermodern, urban Chinese context. The chapter shows how Shenzhen residents actively turn to China's spiritual heritage to give moral meaning to their lives in a competitive market economy.Less
This chapter focuses on the spirituality of the urban residents of Shenzhen, a new city just across the border from Hong Kong. As a prosperous metropolis with little history and no tradition, inhabited almost exclusively by migrants from other parts of China, Shenzhen offers clues on the future of religion in a hypermodern, urban Chinese context. The chapter shows how Shenzhen residents actively turn to China's spiritual heritage to give moral meaning to their lives in a competitive market economy.
Damien M. Sojoyner
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780816697533
- eISBN:
- 9781452955230
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Minnesota Press
- DOI:
- 10.5749/minnesota/9780816697533.003.0001
- Subject:
- Education, Educational Policy and Politics
The first chapter of the book maps out the manner in which Black manifestations of cultural autonomy, from music to visual arts, have been systematically eliminated from public education. This ...
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The first chapter of the book maps out the manner in which Black manifestations of cultural autonomy, from music to visual arts, have been systematically eliminated from public education. This discussion is bookended by a discussion of the central force that fomented Black cultural enclosures – Western Christianity.Less
The first chapter of the book maps out the manner in which Black manifestations of cultural autonomy, from music to visual arts, have been systematically eliminated from public education. This discussion is bookended by a discussion of the central force that fomented Black cultural enclosures – Western Christianity.
