Ethnography centers on the culture of everyday life. So it is ironic
that most scholars who do research on the intimate experiences of
ordinary people write their books in a style that those people cannot
understand. In recent years, the ethnographic method has spread from
its original home in cultural anthropology to fields such as
sociology, marketing, media studies, law, criminology, education,
cultural studies, history, geography, and political science. Yet,
while more and more students and practitioners are learning how to
write ethnographies, there is little or no training on how to write
ethnographies well. From Notes to Narrative picks up where
methodological training leaves off. Kristen Ghodsee, an
award-winning ethnographer, addresses common issues that arise in
ethnographic writing. Ghodsee works through sentence-level details,
such as word choice and structure. She also tackles bigger-picture
elements, such as how to incorporate theory and ethnographic details,
how to effectively deploy dialogue, and how to avoid distracting
elements such as long block quotations and in-text citations. She
includes excerpts and examples from model ethnographies. The book
concludes with a bibliography of other useful writing guides and
nearly one hundred examples of eminently readable ethnographic books.
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ISBN
9780226257693
Publisert
2018
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Vendor
University of Chicago Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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