The imposter as social theory: thinking with gatecrashers, cheats and charlatans
2021 (Engelska)Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (Övrigt vetenskapligt)
Abstract [en]
The figure of the imposter can stir complicated emotions, from intrigue to suspicion and fear. But what insights can these troublesome figures provide into the social relations and cultural forms from which they emerge? Edited by leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the question through a diverse range of empirical cases, including magicians, spirit possession, fake Instagram followers, fake art and fraudulent scientists. Proposing ‘thinking with imposters’ as a valuable new tool of analysis in the social sciences and humanities, this revolutionary book shows how the figure of the imposter can help upend social theory.The figure of the imposter can stir complicated emotions, from intrigue to suspicion and fear. But what insights can these troublesome figures provide into the social relations and cultural forms from which they emerge? Edited by leading scholars in the field, this volume explores the question through a diverse range of empirical cases, including magicians, spirit possession, fake Instagram followers, fake art and fraudulent scientists. Proposing ‘thinking with imposters’ as a valuable new tool of analysis in the social sciences and humanities, this revolutionary book shows how the figure of the imposter can help upend social theory.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
Bristol: Bristol University Press , 2021. , s. 333
Nyckelord [sv]
Bedragare, Samhällsvetenskap-- teori, filosofi
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-181523Libris ID: hw2bsnm2f570rjl1ISBN: 9781529213102 (digital)ISBN: 9781529213072 (tryckt)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-181523DiVA, id: diva2:1615367
Anmärkning
1. Thinking with Imposters: The Imposter as Analytic / Else Vogel, David Moats, Steve Woolgar and Claes-Fredrik Helgesson -- 2 The Desire to Believe and Belong: Wannabes and Their Audience in a North American Cultural Context / Caroline Rosenthal -- ?3. A Menagerie of Imposters and Truth-Tellers: Diederik Stapel and the Crisis in Psychology / ?Maarten Derksen -- 4. Learning from Fakes: A Relational Approach / Catelijne Coopmans -- ?5. Imitations of Celebrity / Mandy Merck -- ?6. Natural Imposters? A Cuckoo View of Social Relations / Martin Abbott and Daniel Large -- ?7. Conjuring Imposters: The Extraordinary Illusions of Mundanity / Brian Rappert -- 8. States of Imposture: Scroungerphobia and the Choreography of Suspicion / James Kaufman -- 9. The Face of ‘the Other’: Biometric Facial Recognition, Imposters and the Art of Outplaying Them / Kristina Grünenberg -- ?10. Faking Spirit Possession: Creating ‘Epistemic Murk’ in Bahian Candomblé / Mattijs van de Port -- ?11. The Guerrilla’s ID Card: Flatland against Fatland in Colombia / Olga Restrepo Forero and Malcolm Ashmore -- 12. Good Enough Imposters: The Market for Instagram Followers in Indonesia and Beyond / ?Johan Lindquist -- 13. Thinking beyond the Imposter: Gatecrashing Un/Welcoming Borders / Fredy Mora-Gámez -- Postscript: Thinking with Imposters – What Were They Thinking? / Agnes, Forrest Carter, Civet Coffee Bean, Cuckoo, Iansá and Oxum, Sarah Jane, Han van Meegeren, David Rosenhahn, Diederik Stapel and Jorge Enrique Briceño Suárez
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