Doing and Undoing anthro: Flashcards
What is the main idea of Ethnography?
- First-hand and direct immersion into a culture which an anthropologist is trying to understand and study.
Types of fieldwork
Emic, and Etic
Emic:
Allows insights into a specific culture which would not be possible through a short visit, brief interview, or a survey.
Etic:
Can yield an understanding of cultural behaviours that people themselves might have not been aware of.
Participant observation is referred to as . . .
“A disciplined hanging out”
Who argued the importance of ethnography?
Malinowski (due to his experiences on the Troiband islands).
“Natives point of view”
When an anthropologist attempts to see behaviours and practices from a “local’s context”.
- as a result the things
- emphasized by Malinowski
What is the heart of Ethnography?
Participant observation
Quantatative documentation:
Field notes, and interviews
Field notes:
Any information that the anthropologist writes down, and transcribes during (fieldwork).
Interviews:
Any systematic conversation with an interlocutor that collects field research data.
- Involved highly structured questions
Key interlocutor:
A person who aids the anthropologist in their research.
- Can be a person who is a local
Or
- Someone who has specific information about the culture.
Intersubjectivity:
Knowledge about other people emerges from a deep connection through trust and understanding.
- Emerges through interactions with others who provide insights and viewpoints.
what does A. A. A stand for?
American Anthropological association
4 ethical principles:
- Do no harm
- Obtain informed consent
- Remain transparent
- No interference
Do not harm
should I publish my material if or would the government pressure my information to refine operations?
Obtain informed consent:
How can we effectively part take in participant observation with truly informed consent?
- We would technically have to interrupt conversations, and re-announce presence.
Remain transparent:
Make people aware of your study, and be transparent about your end goal.
- Don’t hide anything!
No interference:
It is the responsibility of the researcher to uphold human rights and document repression.
- Don’t tell people what they are doing is wrong (it’s not your place).
What are the three techniques of writing ethnography?
- Polyvocality
- Reflexitivity
- Ethnographic Authority
Polyvocality:
Multiple voice within writing
Relexivity:
Self analysis
Ethnographic authority.:
Establish credibility
