Anthropology and Social Theory: Culture, Power, and the Acting Subject (a John Hope Franklin Center Book)

I must admit, there isn't much I can write about other than that it's worth the read. Sherry Ortner writes accessibly to any sociology or anthropology student. The book is composed of several of her essays, that don't necessarily follow one another, sometimes leaving the reader hanging, but that's besides the point. Well-written and accessible (which I feel are products of one another), this book is probably as pleasant as it's going to get for any sociology/anthropology theory student.

Love Ortner's arguments about Generation X and the culture, her approach on agency, power and consciousness. I enjoy pretty much her examples on postmodernism and agency, where princesses and witches are a reflection of gender stereotypes.

These are not bad articles, and they are a good review of the history of this topic. But those articles are old, some of them published in the 70s, and "culture and power" are not exactly the focus. Or, better saying, a subset of this focus is actually the flagship of the book: class in America.Good authors, but sleazy editors revamping and refashioning content to create products that fit the trend.

Una de las autoras más interesantes de la antropología contemporánea. Obligatoria para interesadas en teoría antropológica contemporánea, en particular en la revisión del concepto de cultura y la teoría de la práctica.

Great job