Recognizing the Global South as a site of original theory, not just a source of information

What would anthropology look like if the South were our North? Why Anthropology Needs the Global South turns the map upside down and calls for transforming anthropology from a singular to a plural perspective, which recognizes the Global South as a site of original theory and research rather than merely a source of information. 

Edited by Carla Guerrón Montero, professor in the University of Delaware Department of Anthropology, and Dan Podjed, senior research fellow at the Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and professor at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Arts, this book acknowledges the structure of racialized and gendered inequalities within which ethnographic research has historically been, and continues to be, conducted, and it recognizes the hierarchies created in the West regarding non-Western anthropologists.

The authors offer fresh and accessible reflections on their anthropological journeys in the Global South, North and the worlds in between. They share their ethnographic insights and personal stories to answer the question of why anthropology still needs the Global South. Why Anthropology Needs the Global South is an essential read for anthropology students, professionals and teachers, as well as for anyone seeking a compass for navigating the contemporary world.