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9780742509566

The Ethics of Kinship Ethnographic Inquiries

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    9780742509566

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  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-12-14
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Author Biography

Carolyn Babula is a doctoral candidate at Rice University in the Department of Anthropology Jamila Bargach teaches anthropology and social science at the National School of Architecture in Rabat, Morocco John Borneman, professor of anthropology at Princeton University Stanford W. Carpenter is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Rice University Nityanand Deckha received his Ph.D. in Anthropology from Rice University in 2000. Most recently, he has worked as a professional anthropologist in advertising in New York James D. Faubion is associate professor of anthropology at Rice University Laurel George is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Rice University Lamia Karim is a graduate student in anthropology at Rice University Susan Ossman teaches at the American University of Paris Kristin Peterson is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Rice University Deepa S. Reddy teaches anthropology at the University of Houston, Clear Lake Denise Youngblood is a doctoral candidate in anthropology at Rice University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Toward an Anthropology of the Ethics of Kinshipp. 1
Caring and Being Cared For: Displacing Marriage, Kinship, Gender, and Sexualityp. 29
Rainbow Family, Rainbow Nation: Reflections on Relatives and Relational Dynamics in Trinidadp. 47
Personalizing It: Adoption, Bastardy, Kinship, and Familyp. 71
A Kinship of One's Ownp. 98
Kousi Oda Ponnu (Kousi's Daughter)p. 125
The Ethics of Affect: The Public Politics of Intimacy in the Bloomsbury Group and Sammy and Rosie Get Laidp. 153
This Week the Blue Room: Locating Kinship in a Split-Level Housep. 178
What We Bring to the Table: The Means of Imagination in an African American Familyp. 194
"Like Family to Me": Families of Origin, Families of Choice, and Class Mobilityp. 215
Be/longingsp. 234
Family I Imaginep. 250
Indexp. 266
About the Contributorsp. 275
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