Abstracts
Abstract
Changes of perspective and abrupt revision of the essential disciplinary frameworks are at the root of several turns in the humanities and social sciences (the “material,” “ontological,” and other turns) that have been treated sometimes as mystifications contrary to common sense. In reality, such shifts can be extremely productive in the search for new knowledge. This is particularly important for anthropology, a discipline committed to “crossing borders,” extending beyond the social and the human, and searching for external perspectives from which to interpret human culture. This paper discusses several Russian cases of study on material culture, partly inspired by the acquaintance with alternative (mythological and folklore) ideas about things. Special emphasis is placed on museum studies of material culture. In particular, I address the question of why Russian museum anthropology stubbornly resists attempts to re-evaluate the anthropocentric perspective in materiality studies.
Keywords:
- Materiality studies,
- ethnographic museum,
- turn,
- reicentrism,
- perspectivism
Résumé
Les changements de perspective et la révision abrupte des cadres disciplinaires essentiels sont à l’origine à l’origine de plusieurs tournants dans les sciences humaines et sociales (les tournants « matériel », « ontologique » et autres) qui ont parfois été traités comme des mystifications contraires au bon sens. En réalité, de tels changements peuvent être extrêmement productifs dans la recherche de nouvelles connaissances. Cela est particulièrement important pour l’anthropologie, une discipline déterminée à « franchir les frontières », à aller au-delà du social et de l’humain, et à rechercher des perspectives extérieures à partir desquelles interpréter la culture humaine. Cet article examine plusieurs cas d’études russes sur la culture matérielle, en partie inspirés par la connaissance des idées alternatives (mythologiques et folkloriques) sur les choses. Une emphase spécifique est mise sur les études muséales de la culture matérielle. J’aborde, en particulier, la question de savoir pourquoi l’anthropologie des musées russes résiste obstinément aux tentatives de réévaluation de la perspective anthropocentrique dans les études sur la matérialité.
Mots-clés :
- Études matérielles,
- musée ethnographique,
- tournant,
- re-centrisme,
- perspectivisme
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