Unlearning Rethinking Poetics, Pandemics, and the Politics of Knowledge |
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| Author:
| Briggs, Charles L. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-64642-101-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 2021 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Colorado
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| Imprint: | Utah State University Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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A provocative theoretical synthesis by renowned folklorist and anthropologist Charles L. Briggs,
Unlearning questions intellectual foundations and charts new paths forward. Briggs argues, through an expansive look back at his own influential works as well as critical readings of the field, that scholars can disrupt existing social and discourse theories across disciplines when they collaborate with theorists whose insights are not constrained by the bounds of scholarship....
More DescriptionA provocative theoretical synthesis by renowned folklorist and anthropologist Charles L. Briggs, Unlearning questions intellectual foundations and charts new paths forward. Briggs argues, through an expansive look back at his own influential works as well as critical readings of the field, that scholars can disrupt existing social and discourse theories across disciplines when they collaborate with theorists whose insights are not constrained by the bounds of scholarship.