Assesses the contemporary practice of anthropology and its emerging shape as a discipline across the globe. This title explores the place of linguistics in contemporary language-centered anthropology, and ponders how studies of material culture imbue objects with otherness.
Time and the Other is a classic work that critically reexamined the relationship between anthropologists and their subjects and reoriented the approach literary critics, philosophers, and historians took to the study of humankind. Johannes Fabian challenges the assumption that anthropologists live in the "here and now," that their subjects live in the "there and then," and that the "other" exists in a time not contemporary with our own. He also pinpoints the emergence, transformation, and differentiation of a variety of uses of time in the history of anthropology that set specific parameters between power and inequality. In this edition, a new postscript by the author revisits popular conceptions of the "other" and the attempt to produce and represent knowledge of other(s).
Johannes Fabian takes an historical look at anthropology to demonstrate the emergence, transformation, and differentiation of uses of Time. Anthropological theory, from its beginnings in philosophy and linguistics, has provided Western thought and politics with deep-rooted images and convictions amounting to a kind of political cosmology. The anthropologists are 'here and now, ' the objects of their discourse are 'there and then, ' and the existence of the 'other'--the 'savage, ' the 'primitive, ' the 'underdeveloped' world--in the same time as ours is regularly denied. While written for the anthropologist, Time and the Other applies equally well to the fields of literary criticism, philosophy, and history.
Exploring the intersection of popular culture and contemporary African life, Johannes Fabian examines urban practices, beliefs, and objects. He delves into various aspects such as labor, language, religious movements, and artistic expressions like theater, storytelling, music, and painting. Additionally, the work highlights grassroots literacy and historiography, offering a comprehensive look at how these elements shape cultural identity in urban settings.
Focusing on a unique ethnographic approach, this work captures a conversation with Mama Régine Tshitanda, leader of a Charismatic prayer group in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 1986. Through this dialogue, the author explores themes of faith, community, and the cultural significance of prayer within the context of Congolese society. The narrative intertwines personal insights and familial perspectives, offering a deeper understanding of the spiritual landscape in Katanga during that period.
Das Buch beleuchtet die koloniale Expansion in Afrika aus einer anderen Perspektive. Es zeigt, dass die Ethnographen oft unter dem Einfluss von Drogen, Alkohol und Aggressivität standen. Fabian präsentiert unbekannte Quellen und bietet neue Einsichten in den Kolonisationsprozess sowie in die Wurzeln und das Erbe der kulturanthropologischen Forschung.
Mit über 190 Fotografien unternehmen Karin Bauer und Johannes Fabian eine Zeitreise in den Arbeitsalltag Schmöllns. Die bekannten Autoren werfen einen Blick in die Fabriken, Industrie- und Handwerksbetriebe, Bildungseinrichtungen und Institutionen. Sie zeigen das emsige Streben all derer, die den Alltag der Stadt am Laufen hielten. Dieser Bildband ist ein Muss für alle Einwohner und Freunde Schmöllns.
Zum großen Stadtjubiläum 2016 ermöglichen Johannes Fabian und Uwe Kretzschmar einen ganz besonderen Blick auf das 950-jährige Schmölln. Historische, teils rare Fliegeraufnahmen und aktuelle Impressionen zeigen die sehenswerte Kernstadt und ihre 13 reizvollen Ortsteile, zahlreiche Wohn- und Arbeitsorte der Sprottestädter, wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung in den Gewerbegebieten, kulturelle Stätten und einladende Parks aus der Vogelperspektive.