The masterclass will begin as a seminar on scholarship addressing ontological configurations of Nature and Society, primarily works by Tim Ingold, Phillip Descola, Viveiros de Castro, Marilyn Strathern, Marshall Sahlins and Nurit Bird-David. The focus lies especially on the comparative use of indigenous ethnographic material for developing theoretical perspectives and understandings of Western positions and options, and a discussion of what this comparative-ontological approach can contribute to studies of our currently changing environment and society.
On the second day, participants will present their own ethnographic materials and theoretical questions, and it will be discussed how their work might benfit from such a comparative approach.
A reading list will be provided in advance and each masterclass participant will be assigned one reading which he/she will be asked to introduce to the group.
Application details:
Please submit a brief description of your own research (max. 2 pages), including an ethnographic anecdote and research questions you would like to discuss, by May 15th 2020 to Sophia Thubauville:
thubauville@em.uni-frankfurt.de