Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Practicing Art and Anthropology offers an in-depth exploration of interdisciplinary work in the expanding space between art and anthropology. Having trained and worked as an artist as well as an anthropologist, Anna Laine's decades-long engagement in art practice, artistic research and anthropology provide her with a unique perspective on the connection between the two fields - both in theory, and in practice.
The entry point to the book is her sense of being 'in-between'. Straddling the role of artist and anthropologist, Laine asks what it means to practice an interdisciplinary stance when the academic audit requires a specific belonging. Convinced of the need to expand the methods of producing academic knowledge by going beyond conventional approaches to research, she draws on examples from her own work to present an original take on how the disciplinary boundaries in art and anthropology can be negotiated and transgressed in the generation and dissemination of knowledge.
Offering exceptional breadth and detail, Practicing Art and Anthropology provides a unique approach to the discussion. An important read for students and scholars in art and anthropology as well as artists - and anyone interacting in the space in-between.