Expressions of Ethnography
Novel Approaches to Qualitative Methods
- 318 pages
- English
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Expressions of Ethnography
Novel Approaches to Qualitative Methods
About This Book
Expressions of Ethnography embraces the idea that alternative genres may be used to express culture. Using examples of a wide variety of cultural phenomena, contemporary ways to practice ethnography, and novel forms of expressing the cultural experience, the book offers an eclectic mix of short stories, novels, and poetry, as well as traditional scholarly reports of poignant, provocative, and powerful cultural phenomena. Included are accounts of recovery following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, life as a prison guard, surviving child abuse and coping via an eating disorder, dealing with disabilities, living the gay life, birthing babies, as well as searching for birth mothers. Special attention is given to dialogue, from dialogue with families and friends to American ethnographers interviewing Thai managers.
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Table of contents
- EXPRESSIONS OF ETHNOGRAPHY
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Introduction
- PART ONE: An Overview of Ethnography
- PART TWO: Ethnographic Perspectives
- PART THREE: Dialogue and Interview as Expressions of Ethnography
- PART FOUR: Personal Narrative as an Expression of Ethnography
- PART FIVE: Short Stories as Expressions of Ethnography
- PART SIX: Novels as Expressions of Ethnography
- PART SEVEN: Artifacts as Expressions of Ethnography
- PART EIGHT: Genealogy and Postcolonial Identities as Expressions of Ethnography
- EPILOGUE: Future Directions by ROBIN PATRIC CLAIR
- List of Contributors
- Index