Inplacement. Global Outbreaks and the Anthropology of Isolation - Susanna M. Hoffman;Virginia García-Acosta

Bringing together theoretical, ethnographic, and internationally contributed chapters, this book introduces a tripartite approach to anthropology. It highlights the need to study individuals alongside customary groups, to examine persons sequestered within their socio-cultural contexts amid changing global circumstances, and to reflect on one’s own society. Drawing on the Covid-19 lockdown, Contributors discuss their own experiences of in-placement. The volume also considers how epidemics qualify as disasters within the risk field and asks whether certain long-established postulations may now be outdated.

Bringing together international theoretical and ethnographic perspectives, this volume examines individuals within socio-cultural contexts shaped by global crises. Drawing on Covid-19 lockdown experiences, it considers in-placement, situates epidemics within the risk field, and questions whether established anthropological approaches remain adequate.