Red Stamps and Gold Stars (Paperback)

Sarah Turner

ISBN 10: 0774824948 / ISBN 13: 9780774824941

Published by University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, 2014

About this Item

Paperback. In the late 1970s and '80s, socialist countries in Asia began reopening their borders to overseas scholars. Today, a growing number of social scientists are embarking on fieldwork in China, Vietnam, and Laos. Red Stamps and Gold Stars brings together all the messiness, compromise, and ethical dilemmas that underscore fieldwork in upland socialist Asia and elsewhere in the Global South.The volume's contributors accomplished geographers, anthropologists, and ethnohistorians foreground the importance of questioning one's subjective gaze and of debating representations of "the other." Reflecting on the realities of fieldwork in socialist regimes and analyzing their positionality and subjectivity in the field, they debate a range of ethical quandaries and the rewards that can be gained from critical reflection. Together, these unique contributions will advance the study of the practice of international fieldwork. A multi-disciplinary volume reflecting on the fieldwork practices and dilemmas of researchers studying ethnic minorities in upland socialist Asia, specifically China, Vietnam, and Laos. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Red Stamps and Gold Stars (Paperback)
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0774824948
• ISBN 13: 9780774824941
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Red Stamps and Gold Stars brings together all the messiness, compromise, and ethical dilemmas that underscore fieldwork in upland socialist Asia and elsewhere in the Global South. These challenges can range from how to gain research access to politically sensitive border regions, to helping informants-turned-friends access appropriate health care, to reflections on how to best represent ethnic minority voices. The volume’s contributors – accomplished geographers, anthropologists, and ethnohistorians – foreground the importance of questioning one’s subjective gaze and of debating representations of “the other.”

About the Author

Sarah Turner is an associate professor in the department of geography at McGill University. Contributors: Christine Bonnin, Candice Cornet, Magnus Fiskesjo, Stéphane Gros, Stevan Harrell, Isabelle Henrion-Dourcy, Li Xingxing, Karen McAllister, Jean Michaud, Pierre Petit, Oscar Salemink, Jennifer Sowerwine, and Janet C. Sturgeon