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ethnography: see anthropology anthropology, classification and analysis of humans and their society, descriptively, culturally, historically, and physically. Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human social relations has been the distinctive concept of culture . ..... Click the link for more information. ; ethnology ethnology (ĕthnŏl`əjē), scientific study of the origin and functioning of human cultures. ..... Click the link for more information. . ethnographyDescriptive study of a particular human society. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork. The ethnographer lives among the people who are the subject of study for a year or more, learning the local language and participating in everyday life while striving to maintain a degree of objective detachment. He or she usually cultivates close relationships with “informants” who can provide specific information on aspects of cultural life. While detailed written notes are the mainstay of fieldwork, ethnographers may also use tape recorders, cameras, or video recorders. Contemporary ethnographies have both influenced and been influenced by literary theory. See also Bronislaw Malinowski; cultural anthropology. |
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As a sound piece of anthropological fieldwork it will also hold interest both for fellow specialists and for anyone considering the role of academics and intellectuals in Asia. For the piece itself, which both employs and undermines anthropological fieldwork techniques, is intrinsically reflexive. The situation is this: although there is an enormous amount of writing on the anthropological fieldwork experiences of westerners within developing countries, relatively little focuses on experience within developed countries such as the United States of America. |
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