Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork

Harry F. Wolcott, Johnny Saldana, John Singleton

ISBN 10: 0759103127 / ISBN 13: 9780759103122

Published by AltaMira Press,U.S. 28 S, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sneaky Kid and Its Aftermath: Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork
• Publisher: AltaMira Press,U.S. 28 S
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0759103127
• ISBN 13: 9780759103122
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Brad--a schizophrenic school dropout and 'sneaky kid'--first appeared as a squatter near Harry Wolcott's forest home. He becomes Wolcott's subject in a long-term life history on how the educational system can fail students. Wolcott's trilogy of articles based on their years of interviews were well-received...until he admitted to an intimate relationship with the young man who, two years after leaving his shack, returned and attempted to murder the anthropologist. The Brad Trilogy then became the focus of heated academic discussions of research ethics, validity, intimacy, and the limitations of qualitative research. Here, Wolcott presents the full story of the Sneaky Kid and the firestorm it caused. Written in Wolcott's masterful style, the case offers an ideal starting point for discussing the complex public and personal dimensions of qualitative research with students. Included as an Appendix is the complete script of Johnny Saldana's ethnodrama recounting the story in play form.

About the Author

Harry F. Wolcott is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Oregon. Johnny Saldana is a Professor of Theatre at Arizona State University, and his studies in qualitative research range from ethnography to ethnotheatre. He has written several articles on theatre teachers' perceptions of their practice, and young people's development as audiences and artists. One of these studies includes the ethnodrama 'Maybe someday, if I'm famous...', a one-act case study of an adolescent actor.