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The hau of the paper and dividual authors: reimagining authorship in anthropology

Abstract:

Despite repeated calls for change, social and cultural anthropology is still dominated by single authored works. I consider two thought experiments that might disturb the status quo in interesting ways. Anthropologists could publish anonymously, treating ourselves in the same way as we treat our anonymised informants, for example, using pseudonyms. Alternatively, we could treat our colleagues in the field not only as equals but also as co-authors. Both these options have implications concerning the ‘dividual’ author (perhaps now thought of as an ‘auth’), and involve rethinking the ‘hau’ of publication.

Publication status:
Accepted
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.3167/saas.2024.320203

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Sub department:
Social & Cultural Anthropology
Role:
Author


Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
Social Anthropology More from this journal
Volume:
32
Issue:
2
Pages:
20-41
Publication date:
2024-06-01
Acceptance date:
2023-11-16
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EISSN:
1469-8676
ISSN:
0964-0282


Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1620405
Local pid:
pubs:1620405
Deposit date:
2024-02-19

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