Podróże dalekie i bliskie. Roz-czarowanie percepcją, wiedzą i ciałem
To Journey Near and Far: The Dis-Illusion of Perception, Knowledge and the Body
Author(s): Andrew IrvingSubject(s): Anthropology, Epistemology, Social Philosophy, Sociology of Culture, Hermeneutics, Ontology
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: cultural anthropology; ethnographical studies; Céline; body; New York; journey;
Summary/Abstract: A certain overlap between Irving’s experience and that of Louis-Ferdinand Céline as portrayed in Journey to the End of the Night – a journey from Europe to Africa, then to New York – serves as a pretext to reflect on the theme of how the body and perception are transformed over the course of a journey, be it short or long. A journey is always (also) a bodily experience, although it may be that we try to ignore this corporal aspect. Irving explores this question in relation to longterm ethnographical fieldwork. He points out that the multitude of sensations, impressions and experiences is most often suppressed in ethnographical texts for the benefit of more general descriptions of those experiences.
Journal: Teksty Drugie
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 173-200
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Polish
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