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Long-term field research in anthropology
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Abstract Chronicling Cultures provides readers with detailed
case histories of ethnographic projects that are longterm
in duration, lasting decades in some cases and often
involving multiple collaborators and new generations of researchers.
The central theme of the text is that extended
time spent in the fie... view more
Chronicling Cultures provides readers with detailed
case histories of ethnographic projects that are longterm
in duration, lasting decades in some cases and often
involving multiple collaborators and new generations of researchers.
The central theme of the text is that extended
time spent in the field leads to both qualitative and quantitative
transformations in research. Contributors to the volume
examine these transformations with respect to the data gathering
process, the theoretical outcomes of long-term research,
the impacts on host communities and the many
problems and benefits of spending extended time in the
field through multiple revisits and restudies. The volume
will be of especial interest to those interested in the history
of anthropology and to a lesser degree those interested in
field methods. Amongst the shortcomings of the volume are
its somewhat loose thematic organization, the overly descriptive nature of many of the contributions, the narrow
range of cases selected and the lack of diverse perspectives.... view less
Keywords
anthropology; field research; duration; ethnography
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Document language
English
Publication Year
2004
Page/Pages
p. 133-141
Journal
Historical Social Research, 29 (2004) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.29.2004.2.133-141
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed