The Dialogic Emergence of Culture

Major figures in contemporary anthropology present a dialogic critique

        of ethnography. Moving beyond sociolinguistics and performance theory,

        and inspired by Bakhtin and by their own field experiences, the contributors

        revise notions of where culture actually resides. This pioneering effort

        integrates a concern for linguistic processes with interpretive approaches

        to culture.

      Culture and ethnography are located in social interaction. The collection

        contains dialogues that trace the entire course of ethnographic interpretation,

        from field research to publication. The authors explore an anthropology

        that actively acknowledges the dialogical nature of its own production.

        Chapters strike a balance between theory and practice and will also be

        of interest in cultural studies, literary criticism, linguistics, and

        philosophy.

      CONTRIBUTORS: Deborah Tannen, John Attinasi, Paul Friedrich, Billie

        Jean Isbell, Allan F. Burns, Jane H. Hill, Ruth Behar, Jean DeBernardi,

        R. P. McDermott, Henry Tylbor, Alton L. Becker, Bruce Mannheim, Dennis

        Tedlock