Cutting the network

Journal/Book: J Roy Anthropol Inst. 1996; 2: 50 Fitzroy Street, London, England W1P 5HS. Royal Anthropological Inst. 517-535.

Abstract: New technologies have stimulated the rehearsal of old debates about what is new and what is old in descriptions of social life. This article considers some of the current uses to which the concepts of 'hybrids' and 'networks' are being put. It could be seen as following Latour's call for a symmetrical anthropology that gathers together modern and nonmodern forms of knowledge. In the process, the article reflects on the power of analytical narratives to extend endlessly, and on the interesting place that property ownership holds in a world that sometimes appears limitless.

Note: Article M Strathern, Univ Cambridge, Dept Social Anthropol, Free Sch Lane, Cambridge CB2 3RF, England

Keyword(s): ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURE

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