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Negotiating Authority: Experiences with an Interview Series in Montevideo, Uruguay
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Abstract This article reflects on the transformation of interview experiences into an ethnographic text. Starting point is a series of interviews with a resolute elderly woman who authoritatively gave me her view on the history of Ciudad Vieja, the historic centre of Montevideo, Uruguay. In what way can the ... view more
This article reflects on the transformation of interview experiences into an ethnographic text. Starting point is a series of interviews with a resolute elderly woman who authoritatively gave me her view on the history of Ciudad Vieja, the historic centre of Montevideo, Uruguay. In what way can the story be told? How can the elderly lady's voice and perspective be preserved and linked to my ethnographic narrative? In this paper I trace my way of maintaining the impetus of the interviewee's narrative by using her account not only as a source for findings but by embedding her statements in a vignette.... view less
Keywords
interview; representation; ethnography; writing; Uruguay
Classification
Ethnology, Cultural Anthropology, Ethnosociology
Free Keywords
Ethnographic writing; ethnographic authority; vignette
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 141-147
Journal
EthnoScripts: Zeitschrift für aktuelle ethnologische Studien, 23 (2021) 1
Issue topic
How to write? Experiences, challenges and possibilities of ethnographic writing
ISSN
2199-7942
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed