Thinking Through Sociality

Vered Amit is Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University. She is the author or editor of 13 books including Young Men in Uncertain Times (Berghahn, co-edited with Noel Dyck) and Community, Cosmopolitanism and the Problem of Human Commonality (Pluto, co-authored with Nigel Rapport).

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction:Thinking through Sociality: The Importance of Mid-Level ConceptsVered Amit with Sally Anderson, Virginia Caputo, John Postill, Deborah Reed-Danahay, and Gabriela Vargas-CetinaChapter 1. Disjuncture: The Creativity of, and Breaks in, Everyday Associations and RoutinesVered AmitChapter 2. Fields: Dynamic Configurations of Practices, Games and SocialitiesJohn PostillChapter 3. Social Space: Distance, Proximity, and Thresholds of AffinityDeborah Reed-DanahayChapter 4. Sociability: The Art of FormSally AndersonChapter 5. Organizations: From Corporations to Ephemeral AssociationsGabriela Vargas-CetinaChapter 6. Network: The Possibilities and Mobilizations of ConnectionsVered Amit and Virginia CaputoEpilogue: Sociality and Uncertainty: Between Avowing and Disavowing Concepts in AnthropologyNigel RapportNotes on Contributors

“[The volume] advances conceptual tools for contemporary anthropology and in provides a valuable source of overviews of the examined concepts, stimulating reading on how to think the configuration of social life.” · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute“I don’t know of a book that explores [sociality] so centrally and effectively… Each chapter and concept has multiple applications across a range of research and conceptualization… Overall, I enjoyed reading this unpacking of sociality through different lenses very much, and I am sure others will too.” · Caroline Knowles, Goldsmiths, University of London