Ruins and Rhythms of Life and Development after Progress
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Ruins and Rhythms of Life and Development after Progress. / Krøijer, Stine; Kolling, Marie; Sen, Atreyee.
I: Ethnos. Journal of Anthropology, Bind 86, Nr. 5, 2021, s. 877-896.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Ruins and Rhythms of Life and Development after Progress
AU - Krøijer, Stine
AU - Kolling, Marie
AU - Sen, Atreyee
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Since the rise of capitalist modernity, communities across the world have been convinced by the potential of development and progress. This article steps aside from the idea of continuous and unilinear change, and examines contemporaryafterlives of broken developmentalist dreams. By assembling ethnographies from countries politically defined as growth-engines in three different regions of the world (Brazil, Germany and India), we propose that development no longer inspires the same aspirations about progress. By exploring how material decay and shattered expectations become intimately woven into the everyday experiences of local opulations, we show how the ruinous effects of pursuing economic growth leaves ordinary people to a life on their own terms. At this current historical juncture, we argue for the analytical productiveness of exploring ‘the after’ rather than ‘the otherwise’. This is pursued through an interrogation of the irregular rhythms of ‘life after progress’.
AB - Since the rise of capitalist modernity, communities across the world have been convinced by the potential of development and progress. This article steps aside from the idea of continuous and unilinear change, and examines contemporaryafterlives of broken developmentalist dreams. By assembling ethnographies from countries politically defined as growth-engines in three different regions of the world (Brazil, Germany and India), we propose that development no longer inspires the same aspirations about progress. By exploring how material decay and shattered expectations become intimately woven into the everyday experiences of local opulations, we show how the ruinous effects of pursuing economic growth leaves ordinary people to a life on their own terms. At this current historical juncture, we argue for the analytical productiveness of exploring ‘the after’ rather than ‘the otherwise’. This is pursued through an interrogation of the irregular rhythms of ‘life after progress’.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Progress
KW - ruination
KW - disillusionment
KW - development theory
U2 - 10.1080/00141844.2020.1725092
DO - 10.1080/00141844.2020.1725092
M3 - Journal article
VL - 86
SP - 877
EP - 896
JO - Ethnos. Journal of Anthropology
JF - Ethnos. Journal of Anthropology
SN - 1469-588X
IS - 5
ER -
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