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CATCH-22: ANTHROPOLOGY, AUTONOMY AND THE TRIAL
CATCH-22: ANTHROPOLOGY, AUTONOMY AND THE TRIAL

Author(s): Sean Leneghan
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: anthropology; ethics; universities; autonomy; bureaucracies.

Summary/Abstract: This paper critically reflects on the process of pursuing autonomy through a doctorate in anthropology and the recurrent institutional obstacles in the form of bureaucratic oversight committees and departmental politics that are set against this project. I argue against these trends by drawing from my own experience by self-reflectively describing the corporate bureaucratic conformity within the discipline of anthropology and retain an ongoing commitment to the left-wing project within the discipline itself and the promise of human freedom contained within the traditions of critical knowledge.

  • Issue Year: 59/2014
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-27
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: English
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