Fieldnotes. The makings of anthropology
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Thirteen distinguished anthropologists describe how they create and use the unique forms of writing they produce in the field. They also discuss the fieldnotes of seminal figures--Frank Cushing, Franz Boas, W. H. R. Rivers, Bronislaw Malinowski, and Margaret Mead--and analyze field writings in relation to other types of texts, especially ethnographies. Unique in conception, this volume contributes importantly to current debates on writing, texts, and reflexivity in anthropology.
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Fieldnotes. The makings of anthropology, Roger Sanjek
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- Title
- Fieldnotes. The makings of anthropology
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roger Sanjek
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Released
- 1990
- ISBN10
- 0801424364
- ISBN13
- 9780801424366
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- Health / Medicine
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- Thirteen distinguished anthropologists describe how they create and use the unique forms of writing they produce in the field. They also discuss the fieldnotes of seminal figures--Frank Cushing, Franz Boas, W. H. R. Rivers, Bronislaw Malinowski, and Margaret Mead--and analyze field writings in relation to other types of texts, especially ethnographies. Unique in conception, this volume contributes importantly to current debates on writing, texts, and reflexivity in anthropology.