Ethnographic research and analysis: anxiety, identity and self

Vine, Tom, Clark, Jessica, Richards, Sarah and Weir, David, eds. (2017) Ethnographic research and analysis: anxiety, identity and self. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK. ISBN 9781137585547

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Abstract

This book reflects on the contemporary use of ethnography across both social and natural sciences, focusing in particular on organizational ethnography, autoethnography, and the role of storytelling. The chapters interrogate and reframe longstanding ethnographic discussions, including those concerning reflexivity and positionality, while exploring evolving themes such as the experiential use of technologies. The open and honest accounts presented in the volume explore the perennial anxieties, doubts and uncertainties of ethnography. Rather than seek ways to mitigate these ‘inconvenient’ but inevitable aspects of academic research, the book instead finds significant value to these experiences.

Taking the position that collections of ethnographic work are better presented as transdisciplinary bricolage rather than as discipline-specific series, each chapter in the collection begins with a reflection on the existing impact and character of ethnographic research within the author’s native discipline. The book will appeal to all academic researchers with an interest in qualitative methods, as well as to advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Item Type: Book
Uncontrolled Keywords: ethnographic research, anxiety, self
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts, Business & Applied Social Science > Department of Applied Social Sciences
Depositing User: David Upson-Dale
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2018 14:44
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2018 14:44
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/516

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