Dimitrios Theodossopoulos
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Nostalgia, invisible clothes and hidden motivations
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In this introductory chapter the reader is exposed to some of the challenges set by the Western, exoticising view of Emberá clothing. The author’s own biases are revealed to aid the deconstruction of the Western view. ‘Ethnographic nostalgia’ and ‘indigenous disemia’ are introduced as concepts that aid the analysis. The chapter also includes (a) a review of existing anthropological work on clothing, which problematises the invisibility of indigenous-modern clothes, (b) an account of how the previous ethnographic record on the Emberá has framed the author’s approach and nostalgia, (c) a discussion of the methodological parameters that informed the author’s fieldwork, and (d) a short introduction of ethnographic sketching as a tool that exposes the author’s nostalgia.

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Exoticisation undressed

Ethnographic nostalgia and authenticity in Emberá clothes

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