Improvising theory – process and temporality in ethnographic fieldwork
Auteur :
Cerwonka, Allaine / Malkki, Liisa H / Malkki, Liisa H.
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226100302
Date de publication :
15 juil. 2007
Dimensions :
23,0 x 16,1 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
416 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations.