A cosmopolítica de habitar múltiplos mundos

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https://doi.org/10.48006/2358-0097/V10N2.E102011

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O cosmopolitismo, como uma ideia que reconhece a humanidade de todos como seres semelhantes e em pé de igualdade, continua pertinente à nossa imaginação e à nossa vivência do mundo, moldando nossas relações com nós mesmos e com os outros. No entanto, o cosmopolitismo frequentemente celebra noções universais de unidade ou reifica as diferenças culturais. Contestando esses dois aspectos do cosmopolitismo, este artigo opta pelo termo cosmopolítica para se referir aos esforços humanos para conviver com as diferenças. Propomos a cosmopolítica como prática vivida e potencial abstrato simultaneamente. A cosmopolítica como prática vivida refere-se às práticas de tentativa de reconciliação com as diferenças, e nela reside e emerge o potencial abstrato de habitar o mundo com as diferenças de forma a não tolerá-las nem obliterá-las. Exemplos etnográficos de nossos respectivos trabalhos de campo na Índia exemplificam as maneiras pelas quais as pessoas lidam com seus mundos, de modo que, às vezes, a cosmopolítica surge como um impulso poderoso, enquanto em outras é engolfada por universais hegemônicos, sem deixar de ser um potencial de esperança.

Biografia do Autor

Tuhina Ganguly, Shiv Nadar University

Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. M.Phil in Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. M.A. in Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India. B.Com(H) in Commerce, Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India. Mental Illnesses and Health, Anthropology of the Mind, Anthropology of the Body, Contemporary Religiosities, Cosmopolitics

Subhashim Goswami, Shiv Nadar University

Research/Art Intervention, Visual Practices and New Media, Visual and Material Culture, Art and Design intervention of the contemporary, Theatre for toddlers, Ethnographic Film-Making. Writing Studies.

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06.04.2025

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Ganguly, T., & Goswami, S. (2025). A cosmopolítica de habitar múltiplos mundos. Novos Debates, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.48006/2358-0097/V10N2.E102011

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