Body and Affect in the Intercultural Encounter

Abstract

Body and affect in the intercultural encounter last four months of my early fieldwork among the Yakaphones. Currently, her infinite care and that of professionals has enabled this much-delayed publication. Their help contributes to my ability to surpass the progressive multiple sclerosis, which disables me greatly, by providing a fruitful harvest that will hopefully prove to be boundless, as my Yakaphone friends wish me. Chapters 1 and 6 are original works, written for this book. Sarah Jacobs translated the first part of chapter 1 from French, as Claire Chevalier did for chapter 7. Bregt Brosens volunteered to edit the bibliographic references. Furthermore, the following chapters are rewrites of previously published essays:

Obituary: René Devisch (1944-2020)

“…The emphasis here was on questions of culture and alterity as uncovered by an in-depth investigation into the possibility of an authentic and respectful affective intercultural encounter. It was an exploration of what connects or distinguishes people both individually and collectively (Devisch 2017). In this quest for the 'unspeakable', the anthropologist's own personal life story gradually came to resonate with those of his interlocutors.…”