He comes With his interview protocols And questions About cultural practices, magic, and ritual. He Comes Because he has the tools Of this thing He calls Ethnography. Through which he says he can Figure out our culture And explain our weird customs. He comes To conquer Disguised as a friend Lives amidst us, eats our food, And dances in our pagan dances Only to write back To his other White friends About our primitive stories.
This blog offers Mohan Dutta's reflections on the theoretical framework of the culture-centered approach, examining the interplays among Structure, Culture, and Agency in shaping marginalisation and the ways in which communities at the margins challenge structures. Writings on the blog are continually being revised to reflect the organic analysis of structure and agency.