Afterword: Things and The Imponderabilia of Actual Life in Cuba

Following the thematic arc of the essays in this collection, and adding the author's own reminiscences about fieldwork in Cuba, this afterword reflects on what a material semiotic approach towards a world of things thrown into disarray can reveal about what Malinowski once called "the impo...

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Published inJournal of Latin American cultural studies : travesía Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 311 - 322
Main Author Palmié, Stephan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 10.09.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Cuban studies
cultural theory
Ethnography
Fieldwork
Semiotics
Cuba
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Summary:Following the thematic arc of the essays in this collection, and adding the author's own reminiscences about fieldwork in Cuba, this afterword reflects on what a material semiotic approach towards a world of things thrown into disarray can reveal about what Malinowski once called "the imponderabilia of actual life" in Cuba during the "Special Period in Times of Peace".
ISSN:1356-9325
1469-9575
DOI:10.1080/13569325.2021.1937966