Harry F. Wolcott

Ethnography (eBook, PDF)

A Way of Seeing

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

One of anthropology's leading writers on ethnographic methods, Harry Wolcott discusses the fundamental nature of ethnographic studies. Tracing its development from its disciplinary origins in sociology and anthropology, he points out what is distinctive about ethnography and what it means to conduct research in the ethnographic tradition. In this engaging and thought-provoking book, Wolcott distinguishes ethnography as more than just a set of field methods and practices, separating it from many related qualitative research traditions as 'a way of seeing' through the lens of culture. For both beginning and experienced ethnographers in a wide range of disciplines, Wolcott's book will provide important ideas for improving research practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798765187845
• Artikelnr.: 75142620

Autorenporträt

Harry F. Wolcott (1929-2012) was professor emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon and a leading author in anthropology and research methods. Wolcott's major works include anthropological studies of American education: Teachers Versus Technocrats and The Man in the Principal's Office: An Ethnography. He also wrote extensively on fieldwork and writing: Transforming Qualitative Data; The Art of Fieldwork; Ethnography: A Way of Seeing; and Writing Up Qualitative Data and is the author of the more recent Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork (all published by AltaMira Press).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Ethnography in the Good Old Days
Chapter 2 Where in the World Do You Think You Are Going?
Chapter 3 Ethnography as a Way of Looking
Chapter 4 Ethnography as a Way of Seeing
Chapter 5 Traditional Ethnography and Ethnographic Traditions
Chapter 6 Ethnography from Inside Out
Chapter 7 Hurried Ethnography for Harried Ethnographers
Chapter 8 Ethnography's Many Faces
Chapter 9 Does It Matter Whether or nor It's Ethnography?
Chapter 10 Ethnography as a Piece of Cake
Chapter 11 Writing with Culture
Chapter 12 Writing Ethnography
Chapter 13 Ethnography Matters: Looking Ahead, Looking Back