Body and affect in the intercultural encounter Langaa & African Studies centre Body and affect in the intercultural encounter René Devisch Langaa Research and Publishing Common Initiative Group PO Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon Phone +237 33 07 34 69 / 33 36 14 02
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[email protected] http://www.ascleiden.nl ISBN-10: 9956-764-01-9 ISBN-13: 978-9956-764-01-3 © Langaa & African Studies Centre, 2017 Contents Acknowledgements................................................................................................. ix Plates .................................................................................................................... xi Preface, Koen Stroeken ........................................................................................xv 1. Introduction: the co-implication of anthropologists and their hosts ........................................................................... 1 The book and this chapter ......................................................................... 1 The intercultural encounter: perspectives and challenges ...................... 3 The anthropologist and the host groups........................................................ 5 Feeling affected and questioned ..................................................................... 9 Ethical commitment and shared humanity .................................................12