anthro-l as synthesis

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I have been lurking around this imagined community, watching a
conversation unfold that not only speaks of synethesis, but also suggests
its reality. Is not the fact that this list conversation occurs
(bringing together a diversity of voices, perspectives, positions)
a representation of synthesis? Synthesis?- an imagined construct, the
ideal, the aspirations of a few, and the many who debate its relavence.
As a synthesizing myth it does exist, it becomes part of our experience,
debate, and the negotiation of our disciplines. To have a synthesis, must we
find a way to combine the divergent trajectories of institutionalized
differences? To have a disciplinary trajectory- must we combine our
individual interests into one? Certainly not. But as a previous
participant voiced (please excuse the lack of reference) it is about
communication of our ideas and ideals- science, humanity, power,
knowldege, discourse, agency, language,biology, structure, method,
culture... and the list(s) go(es) on as the conversation
continues..

Jamon Halvaksz
Department of Anthropology
University of Minnesota

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