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Course Home E-mail the class Class discussion board FRIDAY HISTORICAL READINGS Oct 10: Pioneers Oct 17: Expertise Oct 24: Cliffords Oct 31: Danger Nov 7: El Dorado Nov 14: Emotions Nov 21: Natives M Dec 1: Assistants Dec 5: Summary MONDAY EXERCISES Sep 29: Experience Oct 6: Observation Oct 13: Interview Oct 20: Discomfort Oct 27: Formal Nov 3: Survey Nov 10: Photo Nov 17: Video Nov 24: Digital |
Today's readings and discussion topic are not really about fieldwork methods per se, but we can't consider the importance of field methods without looking at the connection between what Clifford Geertz calls "being there" and "being here," between what we do in the field and what we do with what we did in the field. Methods influence results and writing. So today we read about that influence, from the Cliffords, C. Geertz and James C.
Read the following: < Then, by midnight on Thursday, October 23, post a comment of about 200 words on what mode of ethnographic authority you think is desirable and/or realistic for the ethnographic project you are contemplating for your own doctoral work. |