The Ethnographic Self as Resource

Writing Memory and Experience into Ethnography

By: Anselma Gallinat (Editor), Peter Collins (Editor)

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eBook | 15 May 2010 | Edition Number 1

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It 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 authenticity, translation and ethics in relation to the self, and offers a new perspective on doing ethnographic fieldwork.

Industry Reviews

"This book is recommended as useful for anyone writing ethnography in that it acknowledges the difficulties of engaging in anthropology, but also its challenges and rewards compared to other disciplines." ? Anthropological Notebooks

"...an excellent collection of anthropological autobiographical essays focusing on the positionality and resource of the self in ethnography... The essays are engaging and well written... [and] remind me of some of those classic anthropological / ethnographic collections - interesting in their own right to read, but also serving as a good teaching resource." ? Amanda Coffey, Cardiff University