The art of fieldwork /
Wolcott, Harry F., 1929-
The art of fieldwork / Harry F. Wolcott. - 2nd ed. - Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2005. - vi, 292 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and indexes.
Introduction -- Fieldwork as art? -- How art works -- Fieldwork versus (just) being in the field -- Fieldwork : the basic arts -- Fieldwork : the darker arts -- The art of (conceptual) self-defense -- The art of conceptualizing -- The art of self-expression -- The satisfactions of fieldwork -- The art of discretion. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
"In this second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, prominent anthropologist and educational researcher Harry F. Wolcott updates his original groundbreaking text, which both challenges and petitions anthropology and its practitioners to draw both on the traditional precepts of science and on the richness of artistry in the collection, interpretation, and expression of fieldwork data. Each of the original chapters has been revised to reflect the past decade of developments in methodoloy."--BOOK JACKET.
0759107963 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0759107971 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780759107960 (hardcover) 90000
2004011387
Ethnology--Fieldwork.
Ethnology--Methodology.
Ethnology--Philosophy.
GN346 / .W65 2005
305.8/00723
The art of fieldwork / Harry F. Wolcott. - 2nd ed. - Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2005. - vi, 292 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and indexes.
Introduction -- Fieldwork as art? -- How art works -- Fieldwork versus (just) being in the field -- Fieldwork : the basic arts -- Fieldwork : the darker arts -- The art of (conceptual) self-defense -- The art of conceptualizing -- The art of self-expression -- The satisfactions of fieldwork -- The art of discretion. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11.
"In this second edition of The Art of Fieldwork, prominent anthropologist and educational researcher Harry F. Wolcott updates his original groundbreaking text, which both challenges and petitions anthropology and its practitioners to draw both on the traditional precepts of science and on the richness of artistry in the collection, interpretation, and expression of fieldwork data. Each of the original chapters has been revised to reflect the past decade of developments in methodoloy."--BOOK JACKET.
0759107963 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0759107971 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780759107960 (hardcover) 90000
2004011387
Ethnology--Fieldwork.
Ethnology--Methodology.
Ethnology--Philosophy.
GN346 / .W65 2005
305.8/00723