Theodossopoulos, Dimitrios (2020) Iphigenia’s sacrifice: generational historicity as a structure of feeling in times of austerity. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 26 (4). pp. 842-863. ISSN 1359-0987. (doi:10.1111/1467-9655.13419) (KAR id:82366)
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Abstract
Iphi, an unemployed actor in austerity-ridden Greece, imagines a theatre adaptation of a classic tragedy, Iphigenia at Aulis, in which the heroine is sacrificed on the altar of austerity by politicians. While writing her play-script, Iphi has a dream: she is taken to the sacrificial altar, not by politicians, but by her own parents, the generation who lived through the affluent years before austerity. Iphi’s generational-analogical thinking introduces a politically inspiring historicity, which offers insights into the accountability of austerity. It also allows us to reassess the notion of generations as a local category and an anthropological analytical construct. The article indicates the emergence of an as yet not fully articulated generational awareness—a new structure of feeling—about austerity, which is outlined here as it develops in an incipient form. I argue that the emerging generational historicity communicates a critical message, but also hides from view less visible inequalities.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1111/1467-9655.13419 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Austerity, the concept of generation, analogical thinking, historicity, structures of feeling, Greece |
Subjects: |
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Anthropology and Conservation |
Depositing User: | Dimitrios Theodossopoulos |
Date Deposited: | 05 Aug 2020 07:56 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:48 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/82366 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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