Affective States: Entanglements, Suspensions, Suspicions

Published by Berghahn Books 2017

Affective States

Entanglements, Suspensions, Suspicions

Edited by: Mateusz Laszczkowski and Madeleine Reeves

Volume 5 in the series Studies in Social Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781785337192

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In recent years, political and social theory has been transformed by the heterogeneous approaches to feeling and emotion jointly referred to as ‘affect theory’. These range from psychological and social-constructivist approaches to emotion to feminist and post-human perspectives. Covering a wide spectrum of topics and ethnographic contexts—from engineering in the Andes to household rituals in rural China, from South African land restitution to migrant living in Moscow, and from elections in El Salvador to online and offline surveillance among political refugees from Uzbekistan and Eritrea—the chapters in this volume interrogate this ‘affective turn’ through the lens of fine-grained ethnographies of the state. The volume enhances the anthropological understanding of the various ways through which the state comes to be experienced as a visceral presence in social life.

Author / Editor information

Mateusz Laszczkowski is an assistant professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw, where he teaches political anthropology, with a focus on place, space, material infrastructures, and affect. He is the author of 'City of the Future': Built Space, Modernity and Urban Change in Astana (Berghahn Books, 2016).

Madeleine Reeves is a senior lecturer in social anthropology at the University of Manchester and editor of Central Asian Survey. Her interests lie in the anthropology of politics and place, with a particular focus on Russia and Central Asia. Her monograph Border Work: Spatial Lives of the State in Rural Central Asia (Cornell University Press, 2014) won the 2015 Joseph Rothschild Prize and the 2016 Alec Nove Prize.

Mateusz Laszczkowski is an assistant professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw, where he teaches political anthropology, with a focus on place, space, material infrastructures, and affect. He is the author of 'City of the Future': Built Space, Modernity and Urban Change in Astana (Berghahn Books, 2016).

Reviews

“Overall, Affective States is well written, fascinating, and importantly highlights the complex ways in which affect, emotion, and feeling are inherent within, critical to, and constitutive of states. Each chapter engages both with different theorizations of how these affective states are transmitted and circulate, and with the broader framework outlined by the editors.” • JRAI (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute)

“A brilliant contribution that brings political anthropology into ethnographic and conceptual conversation with affect theory. Each of the book chapters provides a unique ethnographic angle on ‘affective states,’ with a fantastic, field-defining introduction.” • Yael Navaro, University of Cambridge

“A pioneering volume on contemporary political life that offers an exciting new approach to theorizing the state through the lens of affect, one that focuses our attention on the powerful structures of sentiment that mediate relations between citizens and government. A must read for those who want to understand the affective intensities of politics in these very uncertain times.” • Christina Schwenkel, University of California, Riverside

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Affect and the Anthropology of the State Mateusz Laszczkowski and Madeleine Reeves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Negotiating Uncertainty Neo-liberal Statecraft in Contemporary Peru Annabel Pinker and Penny Harvey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Chapter 2 The Fines and the Spies Fears of State Surveillance in Eritrea and in the Diaspora David Bozzini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Chapter 3 Recognize the Spies” Transparency and Political Power in Uzbek Cyberspace Sarah Kendzior Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	50
Chapter 4 Moral Subjectivity and Affective Deficit in the Transitional State On Claiming Land in South Africa Christiaan Beyers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
Chapter 5 Father Mao’ and the Country-Family Mixed Feelings for Fathers, Officials, and Leaders in China Hans Steinmüller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	83
Chapter 6 The Turn of the Offended Clientelism in the Wake of El Salvador’s 2009 Elections Ainhoa Montoya Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter 7 Living from the Nerves Deportability, Indeterminacy, and the ‘Feel of Law’ in Migrant Moscow Madeleine Reeves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Afterword The Indeterminacy of Affect Mateusz Laszczkowski and Madeleine Reeves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 158
Keywords: Anthropology (General); Sociology

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Published: December 29, 2017
ISBN: 9781785337192