Doing Ethnography Today explores the methodologies andtheories behind contemporary, collaborative ethnography andprovides an opportunity to cultivate experience with includedexercises.
* Presents ethnography as creative and artful ratherthan analytical or technical
* Emphasises the collaborative nature ofethnography
* Structured exercises cultivate practical experience
* Includes a discussion on indexing and interpretingproject materials
* Provides guidance on interview questions and selectingappropriate field equipment
Elizabeth Campbell
Anthropological Theory & Methods/Ethnography Anthropologie Anthropologie / Theorie u. Methoden, Ethnographie Anthropology Ethnographie Social & Cultural Anthropology Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie
"This wonderfully written text by tworespected scholars fills a much needed space for doing fieldstudies in contemporary times. The authors draw on their ownexperience in conducting collaborative ethnographies to providetheoretical and methodological guidance for both seasoned andneophyte researchers." - Elizabeth Chiseri-Strater,University of North Carolina, Greensboro
"Changing purpose and collaborative practice are reshapingthe ways in which ethnographers 'do'ethnography; this fine book shows not only how butalso why ethnographic research is evolving." -Graham Crow, University of Edinburgh
"Doing Ethnography Today is a book thatpractitioners, students, and teachers have been hoping to find fora long time. It represents a paradigm shift in understanding howethnographies are created, and synthesizes the best practices ofcollaborative ethnography. Using it will give you a roadmap tocreate rigorous, ethical, and artful projects that can haveimportant lives in the world." - Rachel Breunlin,Neighborhood Story Project
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