The Ethnographic Self as Resource

The Ethnographic Self as ResourceIt is commonly acknowledged that anthropologists use personal experiences to inform their writing. However, it is often assumed that only fieldwork experiences are relevant and that the personal appears only in the form of self reflexivity. This book takes a step beyond anthropology at home and auto ethnography and shows how anthropologists can include their memories and experiences as ethnographic data in their writing. It discusses issues such as

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