CATCH-22: ANTHROPOLOGY, AUTONOMY AND THE TRIAL
CATCH-22: ANTHROPOLOGY, AUTONOMY AND THE TRIAL
Author(s): Sean LeneghanSubject(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.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Philosophia
- Issue Year: 59/2014
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 5-27
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English