Children in the field : anthropological experiences
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Children in the field : anthropological experiences
Temple University Press, 1987
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The conditions under which knowledge is acquired help shape that knowledge. Yet, until quite recently, the conditions under which anthropologists observe and interact with members of other cultures were considered the stuff of memoirs, not science. Although many families have accompanied anthropologists to the field, few researchers have discussed this aspect of scientific life.This collection of narratives by anthropologists who brought children with them into the field combines personal drama, practical information, and advice with an examination of the way in which the presence of children can alter the relationship between those who study and those who are studied. The stories are funny, sad, horrifying, fascinating. Each essay presents different field conditions, locations, family constellations, experiences, and reactions. Photographs of the anthropologists and their children enhance the engaging and illuminating accounts. This book, the first study of its kind, will be essential reading for anyone involved in field research.
Joan Cassell is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology, Washington University, and the author of "Expected Miracles: Surgeons at Work" (Temple).
Table of Contents
1. "Oh No, They're Not My Shoes!": Fieldwork in the blue Mountains of Jamaica Joan Cassell 2. Children in the Amazon Christine Hugh-Jones 3. A Tale of Simeon: Reflections on Raising a Child while Conducting Fieldwork in Rural South India Mimi Nichter and Mark Nichter 4. "Daddy's Little Wedges": On Being a Child in France Jonathan Wylie 5. Birthing in the Bush: Participant Observation in Trinidad Morton Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass 6. Three Children in Rural Jamaica Melanie Dreher 7. Our Ulleri Child Patricia Hitchcock 8. Children and Parents in the Field: Reciprocal Impacts Renate Fernandez 9. A Children's Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term: Managing Culture-Shocked Children in the Field Nancy Scheper-Hughes 10. "Drink from the Nile and You Shall Return": Children and Fieldwork in Egypt and the Sudan Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban and Richard Lobban Conclusion Joan Cassell
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:pbk ISBN 9781566392068
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The conditions under which knowledge is acquired help shape that knowledge. Yet, until quite recently, the conditions under which anthropologists observe and interact with members of other cultures were considered the stuff of memoirs, not science. Although many families have accompanied anthropologists to the field, few researchers have discussed this aspect of scientific life. This collection of narratives by anthropologists who brought children with them into the field combines personal drama, practical information, and advice with an examination of the way in which the presence of children can alter the relationship between those who study and those who are studied. The stories are funny, sad, horrifying, fascinating. Each essay presents different field conditions, locations, family constellations, experiences, and reactions. Photographs of the anthropologists and their children enhance the engaging and illuminating accounts. This book, the first study of its kind, will be essential reading for anyone involved in field research.
Joan Cassell is a Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology, Washington University, and the author of "Expected Miracles: Surgeons at Work" (Temple).
Table of Contents
1. "Oh No, They're Not My Shoes!": Fieldwork in the blue Mountains of Jamaica - Joan Cassell 2. Children in the Amazon - Christine Hugh-Jones 3. A Tale of Simeon: Reflections on Raising a Child while Conducting Fieldwork in Rural South India - Mimi Nichter and Mark Nichter 4. "Daddy's Little Wedges": On Being a Child in France - Jonathan Wylie 5. Birthing in the Bush: Participant Observation in Trinidad - Morton Klass and Sheila Solomon Klass 6. Three Children in Rural Jamaica - Melanie Dreher 7. Our Ulleri Child - Patricia Hitchcock 8. Children and Parents in the Field: Reciprocal Impacts - Renate Fernandez 9. A Children's Diary in the Strict Sense of the Term: Managing Culture-Shocked Children in the Field - Nancy Scheper-Hughes 10. "Drink from the Nile and You Shall Return": Children and Fieldwork in Egypt and the Sudan - Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban and Richard Lobban Conclusion - Joan Cassell
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