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    Marilyn Strathern 2 The limits of auto-anthropology In her account of kwon with Traveler in the ome counties, Okey Fesonds how ae "hd olan tothe language in he words of my mater tongue’ (198: 3). But this tance eid mot do away withthe Travels Icio nner own scl universe. °Any tnt chen to tear people ‘byes or tant curson ha ob cofrnted not eft epresed! (19048). ‘Shams appa to Maly attopoogsts noi to assume tat because they 2 Mala they can bypass the long period of emiarzation ta the Bld that ‘ooeMalys ive to undergo in stdying rr! Malay society he emphases {he inevitable sacl tance between scolar vile. Uns they ae Drepered fo approach ther orn society in a spit of hone difrene hola simpy nesome academic rena (982: 2). Obviously neither ‘Phter means to py that stuatonight extn other plaserwhereonedid {ot have ao guard against ach tendencies. Yet there more to thse to Smments than simply the point hat moral problens tke apart form Sxhon anthropologstrn to tei ow sey They rae the preliminary {question of how one Knows when one at bom. Torin adjusting thei doube vision, as Okey calls it there isin the end more in corimon between er and Shar than betwecn either oem nd ‘heir el reas, in what ses can they esd ote working at home? The rounds of fala and vance are siting ees. Home can recede inntly: woulda Traveler studying he Travels be at hore? Or mould it fe tobe Travel rom ths eplan as cpposed to tht region? Te answer [open highly specie, act does prt other na which one inight be at home” Butt es pie wan mpec of antopoogil pace that cannot be fgnored.Iomider ne ma, ten, of resculg the concept of home from impossible messremens of dgtes of familar. The com Fin chase coneptal resk, What one mst ako know wth not ivestigatoniventigned ate el at home, twee ith he kids Preis about soi ie which inform anthropological engi. One The limits of auto-anthropology 17 er and Malay villagers ae aot 0 thorn. thee Talk about ‘comment’, ecialiaton"- ras or example. Emdoners fre." Avtoanthropoloy, hat anropology cared out im the wal “one which produced i in fac has ante distribution. The perl freentals ofthe anthropologist cus whether beth at home i his sense. But what hese in the end wes, dow whether there caters Entioiy beween te products o bier abous and what people in the Aieiety being tied praduce by mayo account hese ‘Starting wth ssemptins of sommoniy made ssmptons te Thats ethaosraphen, athropolosom aie erin wl achive ieater understanding than eswhre, because they do ao ave to Su Inount ings and curl barr renter understanding my appear i immeasuraly enriching, atime marl tviaizng, tm exer {ise the amount of information tobe pained by an inser amen what People amow about themhen or what can he learned about the ol Scr in aurete 2, That the stematiing ntvopslogial enterprise mlb exposed or the emuivance i's evryere It makes the commonplace comple, ‘ostematzations ot evealing anything more han everyone Knew anyway And amounting toast of unnceay mteations, Contradictory ss these to assumptions ar, both sem from what is fegatded es © general implication of athvopology at home, peste fefexiity. The suamption that we become more aware, bof oul thes turned ino objects of tun thus ering oat or om sot 2nd ethos and toi of arlyus. The propct of sthropology at home ts Sigs contrition tothe ieeasingretexviy which wed on the Subject fom mumerous directions. Marcus and Cashman, for instance, occlude the nas of etnoyrapics texte with an admonshmet 10 Ctinagrapher tndevekop aericalseme forthe orm ay well a thecotent ethnographic dscouse (1082 68-6). Fabia’ (953) book on the eon Structon ofthe Other in adtionalanvopotegy explores the promise tat the eoarrctisconsitte hy our knowledge of ures (et, Burge 19! etic gral = cake al mverren fa fis pap eaten polopists tune themselves eptenof allen clues, they ar nied Lo Teistr te grounds oftheir own pracice Scho 177), Not suprisingly a5 Marcus and Cashman indicat, sitet do bethat once. There a tendency to ute refextty wih eighened_ sl 18 Marilyn Strathern omsiousness al his 1 et i Re a perianal vite wich hs or at ‘Sti penn dpayst hr wring tight Seon that antvopobgs I donned oly fo creme an eer more agua selheoraoustess However conceptual reflex exis ots the semithin of nv Prcttnnerss inthe extet wo which the amtrpologieal account gu anh Prologic cau docs or docs ot render people's conception of tembeles rc'to tamcies~ pine wach apie ex Yo ethooraphy and to Smug ma Whe Ss ee ce oe ca ao {htoanthopoly. Yet tea ener bac infomation nthe fxm in'which i wo pve: rather, where the antropolopl prosesing Of Towle’ dawson cones which so ing the soil and cre ‘Omthc acco, ook shud omke sucha dim for ay) anaczountof an servile The Eimdon proj mig have began auin which ‘Souk mame thesiagers road prtipted inthe word iw ao fet by the anthropologist, et what area conolty ened a de fonction The ethonprapic tet mas hardy continuous nt idienons fate fotm:ane was mt rendering buck othe reves he lags an {ccountmmetiatly contiguous wth dhs hy had giver, aso history oF {Sbnrony mgs gad isclear tsi being member ofthe therarchig cae or sacety in queso des not mean a the a> ogo wl aloe spot alt genes. On the cota hele fay well produce something sue uorsngnable, Comsmomense des “Sona et se Indien election corporate apart heats {be upland, sndcamot elf taken athe framing ofthat heres have dicomtaiybetacen isons understandings andthe analytical oncpts wtih frame the ethnography bel. These dee fom a spect tTeoectcal fois which ay make tell the anbropolog' behaviour {eran academic) hat oc cena at else wits, Atm to make Sch accounts more ecb tether om elt he ee aho- pologially, ron shandoning he tration ethnographic eae in favour OF popular on han or port. Te materia wRichamhropolgs St Isle aicnous mings would scem oma hi aeiviten in sen, he, ots Gear ro ei acti (a) a Manes, “This sous of mach ee ecru form, hats the fom of anthopoipeal representation fl hens the expermeniaton with tino raph tex, of ish Clifford (98) gesacompeling mali Ati | {he mannorinwhich Wolfen pt ina uminnting ma peopl wil Know more aout Wenseles, Andi the manera which fr her coeapue, the analysis [Iecomeaning ication to cther analyses, the antopoiogst aster fers Feecon on how the Bes fr those anaes are established. Knowing sles beter ox both objec stay and se sbject doing the tu Ihe wo ae fed inthe cultural premise that all Knowledge species of teitkrowtadge ce 8) oamledge an self knowledge Weean now add a second shaactertion for auto anthropaogy The fist ‘os the proposition tha this Kind of antopoog at home recrgizale by IWreniering back, tothe eu o soit fom which it come, he ctu (awa constr sch a eltoship "oe, oF ore partuary the Snwepto clr ial This sto peak an cuir view. The second tiation sores tom an inser view. trom te fk model th Invopoloyconriates to tknomledge. And his seiknowledge bh Iovtnoce under su (a author hese resents ane ern for tem), and (or the anthropologist cha awe bela aces the premises of ‘holursip) his mast be chided ty zelerence to Western Comal, ‘Pesta owes shout ‘he eatonship between vial and ace “Seipknowiedge i tatomles authors spplnt They can ao be sup pinned As authors among authors, asoramthropologie merely offer Mnatber sew, un aterative penpecive’. or whawver. They add impiety to the undentanding of what they are constantly teling themselvesisa comple sce. Toputoneel inthe postion ofan authors {ines the work tough ferent eye: bu wate scenes be pro nna by the very at of emssusnes I taking someone e's point of ont charge of tiny speaks othe feta any numberof points View ay beset alongside ne anoter andmeairedwihone sown sem 10 Iie tl whch wasnt already apprehended nother ways the viewpoint Ihnotreeuthored~ sorbed ae an ennching process t the ends of se wtadge t'may be repaed elite provement. 1 does pot yield Inshing wot leady Krom, even it isknown nother mas The ctlestivenes fetes versions issapposedy etred nthe impact ‘hey have on individual comscousrewos. Wher it slEknomedge shout tries that eae fer, oetymay he percewed asa singular Peson. Sines to know more td more aout isl Bat knowledge can abo be fenneed ay calestively sonst, the prodt of many tiads working lovee and laying ou the rls tetmeen thom. esitine does In merely sve pit of ww, bu ar organizes self in elation to oer Trciptines a wekers,antropologt place themselves sv respect of the 28 Marilyn Stathers theoreti promis of eter From he ine, hs yf ke con {thane tom hota, cnortakingeachary one sae “Antopologns abs ae ths a alin the sons of ao- anthony se it They dns ac spar kid, of which he owt stale he concept of altro ost et, Undrsandng cones be tinge one hcdaton af soset'y aut genre ctl pas ovate Th thetmvesguion ofr) oosifedinemsotiscotabuton te pea Undestanaing of Englnveropean Wen oy. A the he tegen the poste tt sawig's pombe. The nd (pat aay thc cesta nnd renee coe ot etree ‘tol knoiege a te inrovenct of vil Katee alent ‘onus sic nowlge Tver tent nity ip ere ‘mete om mone amp once oe ‘Anropolog fin developed anoag pope who howto emses ‘forming et Theyre conse th the dtc ad fron oot Tie iden bs on gentle made {hemes mae wp of suerour steel deg wit sn probleme tn iret ‘ways, hich st tho sec or the tadonal momopephy Draping CA0Ne Place to 2 home ance, The cman ee Satopia he ype on of tc oa (Soe in Wagner aig), bape he mere duncion feud St nnd tan). Te orem ne 8 ‘eater neces scans of acento he fear, Toe mom Theremerperathe pl conpaton two cate oreo -oor oad hi T least. econstan ny at ae gerne nthe ate tre to hone, conve, Ihe sage, imate ere pls. Ts murantroploer cnet ws Repo Simpy devs for compan (oes or oct: ese tang more or le, about her sn Helse lsts el 2 etciawithase ooapaepe)at “Ts peopl eonmonsnswndeandng of te sey ay and qlace init are shown hemes Be onied The ier: Ships ae opine trough fom of knowicge cad te tr omezion of unis wi gun (Barc at Sinerman 19), Now ‘node, snoturs, seme ae pretended nots a bjecicaion (An 73) but aa ma of orpaiing dt (Aeon ‘Shuck a) nef foes anopog ae fr ranted tow they tnow (ar a nuter of oie, fncionl entation, ‘tazaton sued epee) hy eves crown sect vor eae owe of elt. Ye he aston tt rene ante suman “Thelimitsofauto-anthropology 2) “sented indviduals ornized, sia rules and curl maps eid (Sond 198) bopthe question, whom sthe knowledge dissed For tar conuct seitknowedge [snot to be confused wih Sl ‘pte, Krwredgehas am stramentl element at minimum itis Yor ine Sarre sot iva ov solete) tus beefs rom is Know [tgs ta this contet to beme como of convention and contrivance rowace Knledge of anthropologist x eontvers fests partiipatng in soca fe wich sats commvance: and second 3 active contrive it “Snsircting knowledge soot hat sec ie “Aut-ahropoogs basis own advantages and pital then, butone might reonmably ok wher the sme dreumsanees Jo not arse whenever an vrpogh rs to study ome Are aot the conditions for ato-amto- ‘logy tet when, aya Hagener tine 2 on anbroplogst embarks on (indy of Hagen?” Neier ofthe condos ean, fat be sted. TRE Jnaignows antropolopat® ia this Kind of station not cotuting (0 "Sithmowede in any straightforward cme. Helse eno ins poson 0 ‘Geto evens ad ths ct Bser Yeon alongside other proprietary {Scuumncssnor hese writer izing he eonerpual sores of tht “oct the oundatons of dessin, ‘Consider spain Matiows' clams to eat” the Teobrianers* He inca that he lone wou bing them ile ors reader, that he wou [hotel author tat sense 3 he saree, in apsing the wor et teough Tobsinnd eyes with Earopean. prejudice about primitive Say, he had als tobe wer to make enarativetanparent enough 10 ‘mam bthentc desertion the Trobeinds whch require techni elu Uo As author: bea depacng no Trobriand acount as fa a hey ‘tere conseined,foeasc he nut pos have beenan author inept Uiowlege offal soi interest, Novi his organization of materi is Ainctionst todls and princes of sal crganiation, partials im Trubramd modes of self knowidgs, hci Slescrainy was managcd through ifercnehons, When, many You ter, Kasipwatva (175) Tonnes for Trobtand cukural developments as tough hopes. of Fading an at schoolbsed on the nsprional balance Between mening fn form whose cheatin til en ha beens the hands of master rom oad and howecarers Toul be asad however tpl that Malinowski elatonsip with the Tender contents cd ater what he wrote, insofar a8 Be Inednted between themselves andthe colonial world inthe iflormation ioveyed. Thssthesipnicance of ateequentacusatns that he go hin ‘trop, ave av unreal view of Trobe society tthe outside won The point to sve very simple. Aatvopologial accounts of exogenous ‘ction aches the Trobends ea never esl wedge in he way at rile aoount of tsa nk of Elmsoners (ay) woul be. does a ater aber th sntvoplgit canes rom: Keannot ese-Anowledge na 30 Matty Stathers reflexive sense because it doesnt dean on the pic echnigus by which people know thence, Concason: wher homes mater, Shamsul was sight when he sid that & Malay anthropologist should eiveratey faire himself ith Maly society: We canotcovelu hat ‘noo- Western antvopologsts wil standin the une eeepc one Society or culture as» Wesiem anthropologist does hers. This a ‘Projection ofa specie (Wesem) modeling that sippnes scien area Series of homologues, that i other ecties throm wp ahtopologst thee these would al be ss at home, in a analogous relatos ‘ne another as fara thei elation with te home seccy were comer, ‘Many of ur constructs conspire tht modeling, Caer’, x nace, 's consrue as «repotory of intomatin, exp inthe technlgne of tinomethodologsts whose entry nw another eure trough acpiog the tots of "knowing how’ to operate within estegorics, Te god oe ‘uncover ground rues, template, codes, tratues = infomation beeing tevices. The concept of clare tue demarses the Ubsintvenes of he kind of information needed to be a member fs paral gros, cocare, insttation. To etc the cure a thio that congricso poons o clueiate sah information. fn thi vw all cates al bots ae bnomologues fone another. They ldots sme ob iforming thoes ‘teach society what they should do ad how they sult doit Allee thus ‘have’ clr, ad the how to” rules nd pecties by nheh poope oduct thee es aor an uniting rseror a inormaton forte ot Sider. eisbacaue we thus think tha al soci have cultures, we ct fay ‘ne off puns another, engage in comgernon, td ulintely se one's oe tare fi for understanding these Kup ISH TS) Ths ges te to that fates sure of routine eet, a tne lears mae beet ones ‘om cutre while studying others, sone lars ore about any culture by Placing it alongside any ote. Moreover any scl isincton, won set, _r0ups,claser of pple, wl know ill though internal uta prota, and thos be open to antropolgelsotny: Hete there i a ho resin, at mny ultras hee are ims of sallknowis, Fos the Suppostion tht all societies have culture means tat, n elect thes ther ‘cultures, the anthropologist can tum their self Anowledge lato {information forhimerof bout hem. Th mode a atures spe ‘etekowiedesusget that auoanthvopoiogy sould be done evcystcre [My arguments tothe cntary, of cour. Ii al ty well Giddens Sate bandly tha also actors, are soi ees (9B 30) Ber phrase an empty oe techniques heorang hae Hie connor goers {have lai stress on the production and wring etogrpt texans ‘ostress the seit of techaigues, fashioned” concerned The limits oF auto-enthiopology sen, amps a nthe rans os ledge which are aie though systematic emi and Srtn. 1 arto gee of knowing tat kaowedge enzo, Th ete "inving ot necemariy aalogcis wo selena gid huh vations ath the ptberngo ua congreptons or the nicton ot injuy. The question & aot simply one of oosconaese. People ct up a {iret of avenues to send in «conscious mumer. They may tet Vict own stem, so fo speak though te interpretation of evens, health ‘Scknen, and 20 ona ipl (pre) the interpretations in Sisal action, I ha short ep for Wagner (197) to rp tat he Shooters with Wester crs, de reve antvopogy cotived by Nelanesans shoud ae the form ocago cul san ate engage a esi eld. Outer tend to explain cargo colts at greater sel Inowledge onthe Melanesia’ part—they were mating cognve seni ofa new station, ning ol ook or new problems. Fave (964 12627 sl cs hep, ans ngug tet api te ny poste rae he awards anthropos sel-hnomledge. Those Nclaneians who cnbarte near can ofcoune wiusoterwe (ant Harton 198) they sisted tat ter rea wth he past sa, that ‘ey hd accompa ways of knowing and rested elton revi ‘On ocasion tame toa fr the metodologcal premise ha sss tae’ eaten Anion of euler” dest for par of He School pte othemchon ay ean tc shemale ‘hich hy oie een aol the ae ace i athopologal assum of them 5 doe oes Were tecnigucs of leAnomlede to com overalls Sow Sal tee ce fr king ahi fe sty ourehes hee. antroplogss themes who consti 8 tive clas, they who shane preven and concern and who a weirs Iamige dita in spexte vaya Such acknowledge” in tum can onl De Sipe cer fm he o-athoignt cons # ae Fore gu anepopes iat ob deed by wher fey al ‘ves Maly, telnet the Trveller or bave been bor ia set eoed bythe reltonhip Between thei techigues of ofenizng Inve ante recone eee 3 ha ny problems ith nalnng Ut Endones woul cncat ‘hour tated terest in iso Pressedt the point. ink they would Tho have pred that ety prope objeto sy. | wish now we bad ewe the pnt =i woul ave peu elmore me 32 Marilyn Suathern Acknowledgement 1am grateful Pal Rabin for permision to gaot om hs paperin pres (18), and for ismerestinthe top. Anthony Coben wes an nga sure at Inspiration, Timothy Ingo of evra comments and efi ra 9 have bencved Notes ne es a ts yt Serre reenter Bore erro ‘Paring in proaing the Wen commun an explanatory sont the iene creating gestern Seer enemas ion ccadepyinen aw eaeervaniet ee oka or aonen or sama sx Easy ol) oe ena CONE 09). es Scene peer Ga Sa eee eae eee Ee cle cede wet ea papel 3 here fue) To's bot se of te tite of jit ‘thor ocr atu (197715182) emphni teem eas EERE cor nyrageagenerys ae ips teres eather temaaen ty Seep pee ae corner Ee et The oro explain pon re wider eaton Ad ot (157 aaa rere vee encore Spore aexaerc eens ev oge ee eee erent ioe epaneieae cements iene acne oecenamae enema geran brerecmemenaens motets {heaty cl be pt err 8 ce ao eno ch he “hess proery earthen invert ino er JStoee ees ce Sheer erect sen mae ‘Sach On a ip men fm sae» de up oat et ‘The limitsofeut-antoey winnaar tomar a aarti SSntnae Menai" yemek nea See ciara eras ni teinemntmnmaereeereees See ener emcee Soom oem varcreee ietteepemees bieeteermeteionte seen faemaia tamforatye ings ako have 6 ER Si caea merece eta ues fan ang rence mele “that wae en ROIS" cain pr water the momar ot the mas Scent ctoad ener emeiee thar mee eee Sere Seer ete Senin meneaatncreemem onto ey ake ahs on Sorted seme gg meer ote hen Se eprom et Mosher "sedis et tc utches fe ne ca freee tareares se eentin ter Ser tiochncemenrea erator eee ceeemsticcetye ere 9 Compare FreeSanas (R28) complaint da endo toga Sate a Sen Svea tesserae Sapmnoeerene 3 Soe tes emis stort it gue in pce ae ‘Siac In tnt the mage of Ha talk id Yo arc toh ee Pc etree 1M Miinmsves ne psson ong oe etl acing hi pa Spee aotearoa} teisy oe arlene oversea apt d uae et en me oe Riots dtmiedcomesuece terete spe Piece siemnectamct chs Barn acningeer setae me eortoorena neg etre Cee Saya 34 Matiym Strathern macs aia ates ame Soe ome alec ary Saceemes nes Sees eae comer aes ‘ele ng th tn See a ea Sloe eres See Ss cis ic eermmay mee 1p Teil fle ees and (avet Sada 1M a Se SrmeaTeteenee nies s amet ‘opm ei athoioacoet br steiaeatnm anc ne ‘Senifcint socal oes ai (eenfther ent so bngeresncroi letend hierar shout rsa oe 1 Alto in dr ao fo ren te scot wh ch bacon hare tm icc gh ny ae te {he anthropologist. The pve that hey ands hog he care we ‘ofeach tr sch sat soe ec. 1s Dakin nay ts eee spr parce scl ier Here ioe ‘gue at amas whos selene il Ye toc at ue

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