Full Description
Rounding off the "Rethinking the Island" series, this book shares critical and creative insights on the methodologies and associated practices, protocols, and techniques used by those in island studies and allied fields. It explores why and how islands serve powerful analytical ends. Authored by three scholars who work in and across geography, sociology, and literary studies and incorporating conversations with colleagues from around the world, the work considers significant, interdisciplinary questions shaping the field, including on belonging, boundedness, decolonization, governance, indigeneity, migration, sustainability, and the consequences of climate change. In the process, the authors model what it means to think about and rethink island and archipelagic methodologies and point to emergent innovations in the field.
Contents
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction
Elaine Stratford, Godfrey Baldacchino, and Elizabeth McMahon
2 Valuing: Why Should We Study Islands and Archipelagos?
Godfrey Baldacchino
3 Being: What Is the Nature of Islands and Archipelagos as Entities and Relations?
Elizabeth McMahon
4 Knowing: What Constitutes Knowing in the Study of Islands and Archipelagos?
Elaine Stratford
5 Speculating: What Approaches Are Used to Know in the Study of Islands and Archipelagos?
Godfrey Baldacchino
6 Guiding: What Rationales and Rules Typify the Study of Islands and Archipelagos?
Elizabeth McMahon
7 Doing: By What Methods Do We Acquire Knowledge in Studies of Islands and Archipelagos?
Elaine Stratford
8 Conversing: What Does It Mean to Share and Stress-Test Ideas about Rethinking Island Methodologies?
Elaine Stratford, Elizabeth McMahon, Godfrey Baldacchino, and Colleagues
9 Practicing: What Does It Mean to Apply the "Knowing" of Island and Archipelagic Studies?
Godfrey Baldacchino and Elaine Stratford
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