Peripheral Visions

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Peripheral Visions is a reflective work by anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson that explores how different cultural perspectives shape human understanding and experience.

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Label	Occurrences
Peripheral Visions canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anthropologist ⓘ anthropology book ⓘ author ⓘ book ⓘ
about	how different cultural perspectives shape perception ⓘ interpretation of experience across cultures ⓘ learning from cultural difference ⓘ
author	Mary Catherine Bateson NERFINISHED ⓘ
explores	how cultural assumptions shape interpretation ⓘ learning through cross-cultural encounters ⓘ reflexivity in anthropological work ⓘ the relationship between biography and culture ⓘ
field	anthropology ⓘ cultural anthropology ⓘ interdisciplinary humanities ⓘ
focusesOn	how people construct meaning in different cultures ⓘ the limits of one’s own cultural viewpoint ⓘ the role of context in understanding behavior ⓘ the value of peripheral or marginal perspectives ⓘ
genre	anthropology ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ reflective essay ⓘ
hasForm	essay collection ⓘ reflective narrative ⓘ
hasKeyConcept	cultural relativity of perception ⓘ learning to see from the margins ⓘ multiple frames of reference ⓘ peripheral vision as metaphor for alternative viewpoints ⓘ
hasPerspective	autobiographical reflection ⓘ comparative cultural analysis ⓘ
intendedAudience	general readers interested in culture ⓘ scholars of cultural studies ⓘ students of anthropology ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTheme	cultural perspectives ⓘ human experience ⓘ human understanding ⓘ intercultural communication ⓘ reflection on culture ⓘ self and other ⓘ ways of knowing ⓘ
relatedTo	cross-cultural understanding ⓘ intercultural learning ⓘ narrative ethnography ⓘ reflexive anthropology ⓘ

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Description of subject: Peripheral Visions is a reflective work by anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson that explores how different cultural perspectives shape human understanding and experience.

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Mary Catherine Bateson → notableWork → Peripheral Visions ⓘ