Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance - Hardcover

Madison, D. Soyini

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761929150 ISBN 13: 9780761929154

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2005

Synopsis

Critical Ethnography presents a fresh new look at critical ethnography by emphasizing the significance of ethics and performance in the art and politics of fieldwork. The book explores an ethics of ethnography while illustrating the relevance of performance ethnography across disciplinary boundaries. The productive links between theory and method are celebrated in this text. Theoretical concepts range from queer theory, feminist theory, and critical race theory to Marxism and phenomenology. The methodological techniques range from designing and asking in-depth interview questions and developing rapport to coding and interpreting data.

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About the Author

D. Soyini Madison is professor of Performance Studies and Anthropology, and served as Interim Director of the Program in African Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Acts of Activism: Human Rights as Radical Performance (2010, Cambridge UP) and the co-editor with Judith Hamera of the SAGE Handbook of Performance Studies (2006, SAGE). Madison lived in West Africa as a Senior Fulbright Scholar and has conducted field research over the past ten years on the performance tactics of local human rights activists in Ghana.

Review

"I would strongly recommend this book for use in any course that explores the role of critical analysis in research. For anthropology and gerontology students, this book thoughtfully discusses and teaches about trying to understand the meanings attributed by others in regard to their expertise." Author: Amy Paul-Ward, Ph.D Published On: 2007-05-31

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0761929150
• ISBN 13: 9780761929154
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264