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1. Anthropology

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   Practice Theory and Agency
   More recent theoretical currents, influenced by Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, emphasize Practice Theory. This approach shifts focus from static cultural rules to the dynamic actions, negotiations, and embodied habits ($\text{habitus}$) through which individuals navigate and reproduce social structure. Contemporary anthropologists following this line examine how mundane activities, such as the precise angle maintained during the consumption of street food, become micro-sites of power negotiatio…

2. Author

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   Historically, the role of the author was secondary to the work itself, particularly in contexts where texts were understood as divine dictation or part of an established mythic cycle. For instance, early medieval hagiography emphasized the spiritual utility of the text over the personal genius of the compiler.
   The modern understanding of the author as a singular, proprietary genius crystallized during the Renaissance and was formalized through early copyright legislation in the 18th…