The notion of ‘sociality’ is now widely used within the social sciences and humanities. However, what is meant by the term varies radically, and the contributors to this edited collection identify the strengths and weaknesses of current definitions and their deployment in the social sciences. By developing their own rigorous and innovative theory of human sociality, they re-set the framework of the debate and open up new possibilities for conceptualizing other forms of sociality, such as that of animals or materials.
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Edited Books
Nicholas J. Long and Henrietta L. Moore (eds) (2012) Sociality: New Directions. New York: Berghahn.
Understanding Global Sexualities (eds.) Peter Aggleton, Paul Boyce, Henrietta L. Moore, Richard Parker
Over the course of the past thirty years, there has been an explosion of work on sexuality, both conceptually and methodologically. From a relatively limited, specialist field, the study of sexuality has expanded across a wide range of social sciences. Yet as the field has grown, it has become apparent that a number of leading edge critical issues remain.
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Kaldor, Mary, Henrietta L. Moore and Sabine Selchow (eds) (2012) Global Civil Society 2012: Ten Years of Critical Reflection. Palgrave Macmillan
In this anniversary edition of ‘Global Civil Society’, activists and academics look back on ten years of ‘politics from below’, and ask whether it is merely the critical gaze upon the concept that has changed – or whether there is something genuinely new in kind about the way in which civil society is now operating.
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Moore, Henrietta L. and David Held (eds) (2008) Cultural Politics in a Global Age: Uncertainty, Solidarity, and Innovation. Oxford: One World.
This dazzling compendium of some of the world’s most prominent and diverse thinkers examines the question, ‘What is the future of culture in the age of globalization?’ These essays in this volume represent a major theoretical and methodological challenge to the social sciences, and question the nature of globalization and the culture of change
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Moore, H. L. and T. Sanders (eds) (2005) Anthropology in Theory: Issues in Epistemology. Blackwell Publishing.
The book provides the most comprehensive selection of readings and insightful overview of anthropological theory available. It identifies crucial conceptual signposts and new theoretical directions for the discipline and discusses broader debates in the social sciences.
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Moore, Henrietta L. and D. T. Sanders (eds) (2001) Magical Interpretations, Material Realities: Modernity, Witchcraft and the Occult in Post Colonial Africa. London: Routledge
This volume sets out recent thinking on witchcraft in Africa, paying particular attention to variations in meanings and practices.
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Moore, Henrietta L, T. Sanders and B. Kaare (eds) (1999) Those who Play with Fire: Gender and Fertility in Africa. London: Athlone
This edited volume explores the ways in which gender categories permeate African systems of thought and ritual practices
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Moore, Henrietta L. (ed) (1999) Anthropological Theory Today. Cambridge: Polity
“There is much to consider in Moore’s substantial Introduction as she presents her view of fundamental questions regarding anthropology and theory and as she introduces the nine papers at some depth.” — Journal of Anthropological Research
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