Identity And Affect: Experiences of Identity in a Globalising World (Anthropology, Culture and Society)

When forces of globalisation and local culture converge, distinctive social habitats are created. Drawing on detailed case studies of South Asian, East African, Melanesian and European societies, Identity and Affect provides a contextual analysis of the formation and expression of local identities and of the affective self-constitution of social agents. The contributors examine in particular the growing fragmentation of social relations in these areas and the impact this is having on individuals and communities who, forced into an increasingly outward orientation, are initiating processes of cultural redefinition and social realignment.The different effects of colonialism on identity formation are examined in studies of communalism in Sri Lanka, untouchables in India, cargo cults in New Guinea and the substitution of food exchange for cannibalism in Kaluana. Focusing on Italians in London and south Asians in East Africa, the formation and experience of belonging to cultural diaspora is explored from the perspective of the individual and the social collectivity. The authors conclude with an exploration of some of the defining experiences of modernity, specifically how individuals in industrial capitalist societies have come to see their identity as dependent on modern forms of industrial, public sector work. Annotation When forces of globalisation and local culture converge, distinctive social habitats are created. Drawing on detailed case studies of South Asian, East African, Melanesian and European societies, Identity and Affect provides a contextual analysis of the formation and expression of local identities and of the affective self-constitution of social agents. The contributors examine in particular the growing fragmentation of social relations in these areas and the impact this is having on individuals and communities who, forced into an increasingly outward orientation, are initiating processes of cultural redefinition and social realignment.The different effects of colonialism on identity formation are examined in studies of communalism in Sri Lanka, untouchables in India, cargo cults in New Guinea and the substitution of food exchange for cannibalism in Kaluana. Focusing on Italians in London and south Asians in East Africa, the formation and experience of belonging to cultural diaspora is explored from the perspective of the individual and the social collectivity. The authors conclude with an exploration of some of the defining experiences of modernity, specifically how individuals in industrial capitalist societies have come to see their identity as dependent on modern forms of industrial, public sector work. Annotation When forces of globalisation and local culture converge, distinctive social habitats are created. Drawing on detailed case studies of South Asian, East African, Melanesian and European societies, Identity and Affect provides a contextual analysis of the formation and expression of local identities and of the affective self-constitution of social agents. The contributors examine in particular the growing fragmentation of social relations in these areas and the impact this is having on individuals and communities who, forced into an increasingly outward orientation, are initiating processes of cultural redefinition and social realignment. The different effects of colonialism on identity formation are examined in studies of communalism in Sri Lanka, untouchables in India, cargo cults in New Guinea and the substitution of food exchange for cannibalism in Kaluana. Focusing on Italians in London and south Asians in East Africa, the formation and experience of belonging to cultural diaspora is explored from the perspective of the individual and the social collectivity. The authors conclude with an exploration of some of the defining experiences of modernity, specifically how individuals in industrial capitalist societies have come to see their identity as dependent on modern forms of industrial, public sector work The Political Economy Of Identity And Affect / Alan Rew And John R. Campbell -- Constructing Identities In Nineteenth-century Colombo / R.l. Stirrat -- Responding To Subordination : Identity And Change Among South Indian Untouchable Castes / David Mosse -- Feasting Friends, Eating Enemies : Amity And Enmity In Kalauna / Michael W. Young -- States Of Anxiety : Cultural Identities And Development Management In East New Britain / Alan Rew. Culture, Social Organisation And Asian Identity : Difference In Urban East Africa / John R. Campbell -- Historicity And Communality : Narratives About The Origins Of The Italian Community In Britain / Anne-marie Fortier -- An African Railwayman Is A Railwayman ... Or The Subject Of The Subject Of The Subject / Ralph Grillo -- Celebrating Diverse Identities : Person, Work And Place In South Wales / Leonard Mars -- The Organisation Of Development As An Illness : About The Metastasis Of Good Intentions / Phlip Quarles Van Ufford. Edited By John R. Campbell And Alan Rew. Includes Bibliographical References. Identity and Affect looks at becoming, belonging and being in local cultures increasingly subjected to the effects of globalisation. In-depth case studies draw on a range of ethnographic fields, including cannibalism.