The Performance of Indigeneity
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Aberdeen
Department Name: Sch of Social Science
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| David Anderson (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Anderson DG
(2015)
'Emplacing Human-Animal Relations'
Anderson DG
(2011)
Landscape and Culture in Northern Eurasia
Anderson DG
(2013)
Arctic Domestication and the Ethnography of Siberia: Keynote Address'.
David G. Anderson
(2011)
The Mystery of the Magnate Reindeer Herders, in Indigenous Identities and Demography
Ellison, N.
Dancing Maize. Indigeneity and Ontology in Human-Plant interactions among the Totonac (and Nahua) of Central Mexico
in Social Anthropology
| Description | This project consists of a short, focussed field research in combination with an international seminar devoted to advance our understanding of indigeneity and aboriginal rights. The heart of the project consists of a twelve month study of two ritual performances among Totonac in Eastern Mexico to be conducted by Dr. Ellison. The field study will investigate how these dances have taken on new meanings in a context of inter-ethnic tensions and the negotiation of indigenous autonomy through 'sustainable development' projects. Its aims are: (1)To document and interpret important recently revitalised highland Totonac rituals known as the 'Voladores' and 'Huehues' dances; (2)To retrieve archival documentation of the development of these ritual performances from 1850 to the present; (3)To contextualise these ritual performances in the perspective of other political and ecological developments in the region; (4)To archive images and texts relating to the ritual in a publicly accessible archive. The field research is contextualised within a broad comparative research programme at the University of Aberdeen devoted to the understanding of performance, landscape and indigenous rights. The research will conclude with an international seminar in Aberdeen. Our collective goal is to use ethnographic description to address current debates on political ecology and human-nature relationships. |
| Sectors | Creative Economy,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | International Worksop, "Performing indigeneity", Max Planck Institute, Halle, Germany 19-21 January 2012. Organizers: Joseph Long and Nicolas Ellison |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This intenrational seminar led to a discussion about further types and styles of research and publication. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| URL | https://www.eth.mpg.de/pubs/institute-reports/pdf/mpi-eth-institute-report-sonderausgabe-2012-2013-v... |
| Description | The Performance of Indigeneity, International Seminar, Department of Anthropology, University of Aberdeen, 9-10 June 2009. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a key event that attracted speakers from around the UK and led to work on an edited book |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |