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@article{1416038, author = {Synek, Michal}, article_number = {1}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.17157/mat.5.1.500}, keywords = {diplomatic ethnography; modes of ordering; dis/ability; relational theory of care; residential social services; Prader-Willi syndrome}, language = {eng}, issn = {2405-691X}, journal = {Medicine Anthropology Theory}, title = {Perfect etiquette : On diplomatically arguing with members}, url = {http://www.medanthrotheory.org/site/assets/files/10776/art-500-synek.pdf}, volume = {5}, year = {2018} }
TY - JOUR ID - 1416038 AU - Synek, Michal PY - 2018 TI - Perfect etiquette : On diplomatically arguing with members JF - Medicine Anthropology Theory VL - 5 IS - 1 SP - 25-49 EP - 25-49 SN - 2405691X KW - diplomatic ethnography KW - modes of ordering KW - dis/ability KW - relational theory of care KW - residential social services KW - Prader-Willi syndrome UR - http://www.medanthrotheory.org/site/assets/files/10776/art-500-synek.pdf L2 - http://www.medanthrotheory.org/site/assets/files/10776/art-500-synek.pdf N2 - As a starting point for this article, the concept of diplomatic ethnography inspired by the work of Bruno Latour is presented as an ideal: a model for ‘good anthropology’, which truthfully follows members’ actions and the associations they form with others, simultaneously respecting their values. The workability of this ideal is then ethnographically tested in a research setting where direct communication with actors about the results of the researcher’s work is inescapable, while arriving at a common description of networks and values is difficult, as one group of actors routinely disqualifies members of another group by including them in the strongly naturalised category of ‘people with mental impairment’. How to understand and interpret the life of Pete, a resident of a ‘home for persons with health impairment’, who strives to rein in his hearty appetite while those taking care of him describe him as a ‘wicked child’ whose actions reflect only his syndrome? On the basis of my negotiations about his case, I come to the conclusion that the project of diplomatic ethnography is viable, if the obduracy of the ordering arrangements is duly taken into account and values are honoured, and, while arguing with members is inevitable under given circumstances, it is potentially productive for envisioning change in existing modes of ordering. ER -
SYNEK, Michal. Perfect etiquette : On diplomatically arguing with members. \textit{Medicine Anthropology Theory}. 2018, vol.~5, No~1, p.~25-49. ISSN~2405-691X. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.17157/mat.5.1.500.
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