Ethnographically Speaking [Paperback]

Arthur P. Bochner (Editor), Carolyn Ellis (Editor), Angrosino, Michael, University of South Florida (Contributor), Bochner, Arthur P., University of South Florida (Contributor), Church, Kathryn, Independent Scholar, Toronto, Canada (Contributor), Dent, Teresa Beverly, University of Saskatchewan (Contributor), Ellis, Carolyn, University of South Florida (Contributor), Flemons, Douglas, Nova University (Contributor), Frank, Arthur, University of Calgary (Contributor), Gergen, Kenneth, Swarthmore University (Contributor), Gergen, Mary, Pennsylvania State University-Delaware County (Contributor), Goodall, H. L., University of North Carolina-Greensboro (Contributor), Gray, Ross,Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre (Contributor), Green, Shelley, Nova University (Contributor), Scott-Hoy, Karen, University of South Australia (Contributor), Ivonoffski, Vrenia, Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre (Contributor), Jenks, Elaine, West Chester University (Contributor), Jones, Stacy Holman, University of Texas-Austin (Contributor), Kiesinger, Christine, Southwestern University (Contributor), Lockford, Lesa, Bowling Green State University (Contributor), Lockridge, Ernest, Ohio State University (Contributor), Pelias, Ron, Southern Illinois University (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0759101299 | ISBN-13: 978-0759101296

This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in the area. Centering on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance, and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experiential understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement, and intimate encounter. Drawing from disciplines as diverse as sociology, philosophy, performance studies, communication, family therapy, and English, the authors here demonstrate the many ways in which ethnography can be effectively conducted and expressed. The editors weave narrative and conversations surrounding the conference from which these pieces emerged into a reflexive volume which includes poetry, stories, theatre, and visual media as well as critical pieces. Accessible and jargon free, this book should excite scholars and students as to the expanding possibilities for ethnographic presentation.

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illustrates the power and range of potential applications and uses of ethnographic research...of particular interest to communication scholars... (Mary Ann Danielson Communication Research Trends, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2004 )

Ethnographically Speaking consists of a collection of papers presented at the 'Millennium Annual Stone Symposium' sponsored by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction. . . . The book does indeed provide for the exposing underlying problems of research participants, which are shared by others in the larger society. . . . The book opens the doors of many closed closets in academia and is to be applauded for that. (Bentz, Valerie Malhotra Forum: Qualitative Social Research [On-Line Journal], 4(2) )

About the Author

Arthur P. Bochner and Carolyn Ellis are Professors of Communication, University of South Florida. They are the editors of AltaMira's series Ethnographic Alternatives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Altamira Press (January 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0759101299
• ISBN-13: 978-0759101296
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This is the second time I purchased this book that has been a valued reference for my autoethnographic PhD dissertation. The interest created for the contents prompted me to give my first copy to a student colleague who after reading it became an adherent of Art Bochner and Carolyn Ellis' works.
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