Ethnography lessons : a primer / Harry F. Wolcott.
2010
GN346 .W66 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Ethnography lessons : a primer / Harry F. Wolcott.
Author
Wolcott, Harry F., 1929-
ISBN
9781598745801 hardcover
1598745808 hardcover
9781598745818 paperback
1598745816 paperback
1598745808 hardcover
9781598745818 paperback
1598745816 paperback
Publication Details
Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Language
English
Description
160 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
GN346 .W66 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
301
Summary
Harry Wolcott takes the reader inside the process of constructing an ethnographic study, offering a wealth of lessons from one of the masters. In this concise primer, he provides a set of models from which to organize a study, explains how to pick the various components that go into the ethnographic report, advises on how to create analogies and metaphors to help explain your work, and identifies the key features of an effective ethnography. He also discusses the role of serendipity and questions of ethics in doing ethnographic work. Learn the essentials of ethnography from one of the masters.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Table of Contents
Ethnography lesson
Minding The Ethnography lessons
The role of serendipity in ethnography
Organizing an Ethnographic account
Searching for Ethnography's essence
Ethics and intimacy in fieldwork
Final lessons: The use of anology
Lesson end.
Minding The Ethnography lessons
The role of serendipity in ethnography
Organizing an Ethnographic account
Searching for Ethnography's essence
Ethics and intimacy in fieldwork
Final lessons: The use of anology
Lesson end.