The place of emotions in research poses many dilemmas. Ignoring emotions can have significant costs for analysis and for competence as researchers. This volume

This book investigates how anthropologists can make use of the emotions fieldwork generates within them to deepen their understanding of the communities they st

As emotion is often linked with irrationality, it's no surprise researchers tend to underreport the emotions they experience in the field. However, denying emot

The first anthropological book in a generation to reconsider the nature of emotion, a cultural preoccupation of our age.

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