In 1978 Lila Abu-Lughod climbed out of a dusty van to meet members of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community. Living in this Egyptian Bedouin settlem...
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May 24, 2010
DoctorM
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Lila Abu-Lughod is a problem. She writes well, and she has a deep empathy with the women of the Bedouin tribe in Egypt's Western Desert she writes about. And yet...her preface to "Writing Women's Worlds" is a long exercise in self-laceration. Abu-Lughod is part of that whole cadre of anthropologists who reject essentially all the theory and methods of their discipline and who really feel guilt for even presuming to study other cultures. "Writing Women's Worlds" is a classic i
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Jan 25, 2010
Sam
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Like other greats (Clifford Geertz, for example), her writing is specific in scope but should be required reading for all humans. It "overflows our analytical categories," to take her words.
Anyone remotely interested in cultural anthropology should read this. If you haven't really read anthro, this is a great place to start. She is very intentional about writing a book that is accessible to most Western audiences, and that CLOSES THE DISTANCE that is too often created not o More...
Anyone remotely interested in cultural anthropology should read this. If you haven't really read anthro, this is a great place to start. She is very intentional about writing a book that is accessible to most Western audiences, and that CLOSES THE DISTANCE that is too often created not o More...
Jan 17, 2010
Emily
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Really enjoyed this one (and was unaware that it was such a classic Anthro text). Abu-Lughod writes about the women of an Arab Bedouin community in Egypt through conversations and stories. The idea is to write against cultures and the view of people as "the other." It worked for me. Despite some very obvious differences in the lifestyles between these women and myself, I left the book feeling like they could be my next door neighbors.
May 28, 2008
Ginger
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This ethnography was one of my more favorite ones because, Abu-Lughod really uses story telling to her advantage. She believes that story telling can tell you a lot about a society. I agree with her belief because stories are created based on the history, the morals, the ethics, and the current issues affecting a society. Unlike the other ethnographies I read, this one used less technical language and more literal language to tell the story of the polygynous life style of the Awlad Ali.
Dec 16, 2009
Jessica
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Abu Lugod is a Palestinian American anthropologist who lived with a Bedouin community in the desert in western Egypt. She gives an intimate look into their lives and culture. Focus is specifically on the women in the community.
Feb 10, 2008
Caklul
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An anthropologist who i like it, is Lila. First time when I read this book I surprised with this writing. She explained her finding very interesting.
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