Towards the Anthropology of the Near in the City: Places, Non-Places, Mobilities [K antropologii blizkogo v gorode: mesta, ne-mesta, mobil’nosti].

Kuznetsov, Andrey

doi:10.7868/S50000338-4-1

PII

S0869-54150000338-4-1

DOI

10.7868/S50000338-4-1

Publication type

Article

Status

Published

Authors

Andrey Kuznetsov

Volume/ Edition

Volume / Issue 6

Pages

5-13

Abstract

AbstractThis article is a theoretical introduction to the special section on the “Anthropology of Urban Spacesand Mobilities”. The contributors to the section share an interest in the anthropology ofcontemporary societies or anthropology of the “near” as contrasting with the anthropology of traditional societies or anthropology of the “far”. Marc Augé is one of the prominent proponents ofthe anthropology of the “near”, therefore his ideas are critically examined. First, his understanding of the differences between anthropologies of the “far” and the “near” are reviewed. Second, Augé’s central analytical distinction between anthropological place and non-place is analyzed in order to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of his approach. Inherent complexity and heuristic potentialare indicated. However, fruitful theoretical implications of Augé’s approach seem to elude the attention not only of its critics in the field of mobilities, but also of its author as well. The articleconcludes with the hope that professional anthropologists in Russia will follow the lead of the contributors to this section and turn their research attention to the study of urban spaces andmobilities as phenomena of the “near

Keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES, , URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY, NON-PLACES, MOBILITIES, MARC AUG6, SUPERMODERNITY

Date of publication

28.10.2025

Year of publication

2025

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579

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GOST	Kuznetsov A. Towards the Anthropology of the “Near” in the City: Places, Non-Places, Mobilities [K antropologii “blizkogo” v gorode: mesta, ne-mesta, mobil’nosti]. // Ethno review. – 2017. – Issue 6 C. 5-13 . DOI: 10.7868/S50000338-4-1
MLA	Kuznetsov, Andrey "Towards the Anthropology of the “Near” in the City: Places, Non-Places, Mobilities [K antropologii “blizkogo” v gorode: mesta, ne-mesta, mobil’nosti].." Ethno review. 6 (2017).:5-13. DOI: 10.7868/S50000338-4-1
APA	Kuznetsov A. (2017). Towards the Anthropology of the “Near” in the City: Places, Non-Places, Mobilities [K antropologii “blizkogo” v gorode: mesta, ne-mesta, mobil’nosti].. Ethno review. no. 6, pp.5-13 DOI: 10.7868/S50000338-4-1

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