The Development of Punk and Hardcore in Buenos Aires

Rohrer, Ingo

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-04360-5_9

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“…Expanding on Anderson's considerations of shared imagining, philosopher Charles Taylor (2004: 23) introduced the idea of the social imaginary, which he defines as the “the way ordinary people ‘imagine’ their social surroundings.” This social imaginary is “not expressed in theoretical terms, but is carried in images, stories, and legends” (Taylor, 2004: 55). Even though neither Anderson nor Taylor developed a comprehensive theory of imagination nor engaged with existing studies on imagination, both concepts proved to be very influential in anthropology (Freeman, 2019; Rohrer, 2014). We agree with Stankiewicz’ concern (2016) that the social imaginary could be used as a hollow concept in place of other diluted terminology such as “culture” or “cultural belief” (compare to Strauss, 2006: 322).…”

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Imagination theory: Anthropological perspectives

Rohrer

Thompson

2022

Anthropological Theory

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The term imagination and its derivatives often serve as points of departures, yet a concise understanding of imagination in anthropology is lacking. In this paper, we argue for a contextualized anthropological approach to imagination; a complex notion which has been used to describe the human capacity to mentally (re)create that what is not materially present; the creative process of imagining; and the individual and social products of such a process. We address terminological particularities, conceptual differences, and related concepts in addition to discussing the importance of methods and the poetic imagination. In doing so, we consolidate and elaborate on previous analytical and conceptual works to provide a more explicit middle-range theory of imagination from an anthropological perspective. While we propose understanding imagination as a guiding action in situations of uncertainty or ignorance and emphasize focusing on everyday processes and practices, our discussions provide a framework to discuss and compare empirically grounded findings regarding imagination.

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