Anth 101 - Some Module

Question 1

Ethnographic Fieldwork

Answer 1

an extended period of close involvement with the people whose language or way of life an anthropologist is interested inOften involves living with other groups Involves participant-observation, interviews, and surveys�.like bigenho and bolivian folk band

Question 2

what was ethnographic fieldwork born out of? Referred to as Anthropology and the “Other”

Answer 2

Began as part of the colonial enterpriseIndividuals from European countries became fascinated with the “exotic” people they encountered

Question 3

Anthropology and “us”

Answer 3

Anthropologists now work both at home and abroadExamine the marginalized and oppressed within our own societyEmphasises the responsibilities of the anthropologist to the people they studyMany anthropologists now work toward social change and action

Question 4

Participant observation

Answer 4

Involves living as closely as possible with people�De-normalizes the normal, provides opportunities to negotiate cultural difference.Example: Blackston.poor neighborhood in large city in northern statesResearchers lived in similar circumstances to the people they were studyingOften chalenging– heat, cold, insects, different foods Often provides great insights into social dynamics.blackston, lived on same salary as poor, poor quality food, shitty schools, brutality/intimidation from police, fires, cockroaches…

Question 5

Multi-Sited Fieldwork

Answer 5

Focuses on cultural processes that are not contained by social, ethnic, religious or national boundaries.Immigration, gender, etc.Ethnographer follows the process from site to sitedoing fieldwork in sites and with people who traditionally were never subject to ethnographic analysis.Well suited to the challenges of doing fieldwork in a world characterized by disorderly global processes.Ethnographers conducting multi-sited field work often cross local, regional, and national boundaries.