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- Expressions of Ethnography: Novel Approaches to Qualitative Methods
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Prologue: Introduction
- pp. xi-xiii
- PART ONE: An Overview of Ethnography
- PART TWO: Ethnographic Perspectives
- PART THREE: Dialogue and Interview as Expressions of Ethnography
- 10. Hearing Voices/Learning Questions
- pp. 119-125
- PART FOUR: Personal Narrative as an Expression of Ethnography
- 13. Telling the Story of Birth
- pp. 153-158
- PART FIVE: Short Stories as Expressions of Ethnography
- 16. He Touched, He Took
- pp. 177-184
- 17. Happy to be Writing
- pp. 185-188
- PART SIX: Novels as Expressions of Ethnography
- 19. Geocommunication: A Paradigm of Place
- pp. 195-215
- PART SEVEN: Artifacts as Expressions of Ethnography
- PART EIGHT: Genealogy and Postcolonial Identities as Expressions of Ethnography
- 22. Genealogy as an Ethnographic Enterprise
- pp. 243-256
- EPILOGUE: Future Directions
- pp. 289-290
- List of Contributors
- pp. 291-296
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791486320
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
56408532
Pages
318
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No