CASCAIUAES2017 panel CFPs

1. Between experiencing and ethnographizing in practice-based research

2. The ontological turn: new ethnographic approaches, theories and
analysis of spirit mediumship, shamanism, religious ritual and
discarnate phenomena

3. Configurations of sound: embodiments, movements, technologies

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1.
Between experiencing and ethnographizing in practice-based research

Short Abstract:
This panel considers the theoretical and methodological conundrums
ethnographers face when using the self as a research site, especially the
tension between being immersed in a mindful bodily practice and reflecting
analytically on the experience—"being in the moment" and "being in their
heads."

Kathe Gray, York University
Julien Cossette, University of Chicago

Link for submission:
http://www.nomadit.co.uk/cascaiuaes2017/suite/panels.php5?PanelID=5438

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2.
The ontological turn: new ethnographic approaches, theories and
analysis of spirit mediumship, shamanism, religious ritual and
discarnate phenomena

Convenors
Fabian Graham (Max Planck Institute)

Short Abstract
Research into role of spirits and the spiritual power of objects has
undergone a paradigmatic shift reflective of the ontological turn in
contemporary anthropology. This panel explores the privatization and
dissemination of this knowledge in evolving ethnographic research
methodologies and analyses.

http://nomadit.co.uk/cascaiuaes2017/suite/panels.php5?PanelID=5325

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3.
Configurations of sound: embodiments, movements, technologies

Convenors
Piotr Cichocki (University of Warsaw)
Anton Nikolotov (Berlin Graduate School of Muslim Cultures and
Societies, Humboldt University)
Ayda Melika (University of California, Berkeley)

Short Abstract
Sounds travel, move, link and transform. This panel explores how sound
is instrumentalized, objectified and how it "leaks" to produce noise
and overload. We invite to discuss the way sound enables a unique
perspective on the current de-globalizing world and central questions
of ethnographic methods.

http://www.nomadit.co.uk/cascaiuaes2017/suite/panels.php5?PanelID=5361