The Balinese Cockfight Decoded: Reflections on Geertz, the Strong Program and Structuralism  

Oleh:

Smith, Philip

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Cultural Sociology vol. 2 no. 2 (Jul. 2008), page 169-186.
Topik: cockfight / cultural sociology / Geertz / hermeneutics / Russian formalism / structuralism / Yale strong program
Fulltext: 169.pdf (267.83KB)

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The essay by Geertz on the Balinese cockfight is by far his most famous and influential piece of work.Why? Using resources from the Russian formalism of the early 20th century, the article uncovers the textual and structural foundations that gave it a competitive advantage over his other writings. In so doing the analysis seeks to reconcile Geertz with the structuralism that he famously and perhaps unwisely dismissed as irrelevant for interpretative sociology. The reception trajectory of Geertz points to the need for a more robust theory of culture than his hermeneutics could offer. The Yale strong program is understood as a solution to this malaise, one that combines structuralist analysis with Geertzian sensibilities.

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