Writing ethnographic fieldnotes (Record no. 31847)
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| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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| LC control number | 2011016145 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780226206837 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780226206820 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call number | 808.066305 EM WR |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Authors | Emerson, Robert M. |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Writing ethnographic fieldnotes |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz, Linda L. Shaw |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Chicago : |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press, |
| Date | c2011. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiii, 289 p. ; |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing. |
| CONTENTS | |
| Contents | 1. Fieldnotes in Ethnographic Research 2. In the Field: Participating, Observing, and Jotting Notes 3. Writing Up Fieldnotes I: From Field to Desk 4. Writing Up Fieldnotes II: Creating Scenes on the Page 5. Pursuing Members' Meanings 6. Processing Fieldnotes: Coding and Memoing 7. Writing an Ethnography 8. Conclusion. |
| SUMMARY | |
| Summary | In this book, three leading scholars develop a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice about how to write useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, both cultural and institutional. Using actual unfinished, "working" notes as examples, they illustrate options for composing, reviewing, and working fieldnotes into finished texts. They discuss different organizational and descriptive strategies, and show how transforming direct observations into vivid descriptions results not simply from good memory but more crucially from learning to remember dialogue and movement like an actor, to see colors and shapes like a painter, and to sense moods and rhythms like a poet. A vigorous and persuasive response to those who say that fieldnotes are too idiosyncratic, personal, and dependent on natural talent to allow formal instruction, this book shows that note-taking is a craft that can be taught. It is an essential tool for students and social scientists alike. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Ethnology |
| Geographic | Authorship |
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| Topical Heading | Ethnology |
| Geographic | Fieldwork |
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| Topical Heading | Ethnology |
| Geographic | Research |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Heading | Academic writing |
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| Name | Fretz, Rachel I. |
| ADDED ENTRY | |
| Name | Shaw, Linda L. |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
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| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
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| Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| University of Wollongong in Dubai | University of Wollongong in Dubai | Main Collection | 2017-07-31 | AMAUK | 1 | 808.066305 EM WR | T0057017 | 2018-05-10 | 2018-05-05 | 2017-07-24 | REGULAR |