Knowing from the Indigenous North

Knowing from the Indigenous North

by Thomas Hylland Eriksen
3/5

Focusing on the S�pmi region of Northern Europe as a point of departure, this book enriches and sharpens the concept of 'the North.

' It combines detailed empirical research on the S�mi people and their life-worlds with theoretical contributions from leadi.

First published
2018
Publishers
Taylor & Francis Group

THOMAS HYLLAND ERIKSEN

About THOMAS HYLLAND ERIKSEN

Thomas Hylland Eriksen (born 6 February 1962) is professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo. Born in Oslo, he has done field work in Trinidad and Mauritius. His fields of research include identity, nationalism, globalisation and identity politics. Eriksen finished his dr. polit.-degree in 1991, and was made professor in 1995, at the age of 33. In the years 1993-2001 he was editor of the journal Samtiden.A considerable portion of Eriksen's work has focused on popularizing social anthropology and conveying basic cultural relativism as well as criticism of Norwegian nationalism in the Norwegian public debate. He has written the basic textbook used in the introductory courses in social anthropology at most Scandinavian universities. The book, "Small Places - Large Issues" in English, is also used in introductory courses in many other countries, and has been widely translated, as has his other major textbook, "Ethnicity and Nationalism: Anthropological Perspectives". Eriksen is a frequent contributor of newspaper pieces in Scandinavia.In 2011, Professor Eriksen was awarded an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council. Under the heading "OVERHEATING", he now directs research on three major crises of globalisation—economy/finance, environment/climate and identity/culture. This project is both comparative and interdisciplinary. Starting in late 2012, it will be completed in 2016.He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters....

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