International Study Conference - Techniques of the Body: 90 years of Marcel Mauss's essay
The conference aims to celebrate the ninetieth anniversary of the essay Techniques of the Body (1934), by French anthropologist Marcel Mauss (1872-1950). The event's motivation, through its anniversary, is not exactly to provide a remembrance of the text, but rather to encourage its reinterpretation by the Brazilian public. Often cited in Brazil as an inspiration for the anthropology of the body, the essay is also considered, in France, the founder of the anthropology of technique. This second line of investigation repositions contemporary anxieties surrounding technophobias and techno-utopias, in addition to outlining methodological paths, including audiovisual ones, for the perception and description of the “traditional and effective acts” that constitute technique. In keeping with the interdisciplinarity that characterizes the essay, the event will promote connections between anthropology and archaeology, understanding that Marcel Mauss's emphasis on mastering technique through the body underscores the continuity between the biological, the psychological, and the social.
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Dates: October 3, 4 and 7
Locations: LISA and FFLCH-USP - IFCH-UNICAMP
Organization:
Collective of Anthropology, Environment and Biotechnodiversity (CHAMA/USP)
Laboratory of Anthropology of Science and Technology (LACT/UNB)
Consulate General of France in São Paulo
Coordination:
Guilherme Moura Fagundes (Department of Anthropology – USP)
Rafael Antunes Almeida (Institute of Humanities – UNILAB)