Representation in Ethnography

1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-8039-7162-2
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 615 g

For at least a decade, the function of the ethnographer's work as simple cultural description has been challenged. In response, ethnographic texts have been deconstructed for their origins, their biases, and their literary devices--all of which have resulted in heightened methodological self-consciousness and a concern for reflexivity. This volume explores many of the dimensions of the representational challenges facing contemporary ethnography. The distinguished contributors--Van Maanen, Manning, Wolcott, Agar, Fine, Richardson, and others--cover topics such as fieldnotes; the role of description, narrative, humor, and acknowledgments; the relationship between ethnography and other forms of writing; and alternative means of presenting ethnographic work. Anyone interested in qualitative methods, particularly ethnography, and those who are involved in the examination of the inner workings of ethnographic writing will consider this a valuable work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maanen, John Van

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Physische Anthropologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

An End to Innocence - John Van Maanen The Ethnography of Ethnography 'Déjà Entendu' - Jean E Jackson The Liminal Qualities of Anthropological Fieldnotes Making a Study 'More Ethnographic' - Harry F Wolcott Literary Journalism as Ethnography - Michael Agar Exploring the Excluded Middle On Acknowledgements in Ethnographies - Eyal Ben-Ari Humor in Ethnographic Writing - Gary Alan Fine and Daniel D Martin Sarcasm, Satire, and Irony in Erving Goffman's Asylums Narrative and Sociology - Laurel Richardson Performing the Text - Marianne A Paget The Challenges of Postmodernism - Peter K Manning

Über Autor(innen)

Maanen, John Van
Van Maanen holds a BA in political science from California State University, Long Beach, as well as an MS in social administration and a PhD in sociology from the University of California, Irvine.