The multiple worlds of ethnographic fieldwork: a personal account
In this autobiographical essay, I remember choosing to become an anthropologist because I wanted to explore "other worlds". I discuss what the notion of "other worlds" means to various disciplines, and why I came to the conclusion that the best way to explore such worlds was thro...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Zeitschrift für Ethnologie
Year: 2014, Volume: 139, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-21 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.jstor.org/stable/24364939
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| Author Notes: | William Sax |
| Summary: | In this autobiographical essay, I remember choosing to become an anthropologist because I wanted to explore "other worlds". I discuss what the notion of "other worlds" means to various disciplines, and why I came to the conclusion that the best way to explore such worlds was through ethnographic fieldwork. I address some of the criticisms of fieldwork, recount my experiences of "other worlds" while conducting fieldwork in India over several decades, and conclude with a few reflections about how all of this might relate to current discussions about the "ontological turn" in anthropology. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |