Emotions in the Field: The Psychology and Anthropology of Fieldwork Experience

by James Davies and Dimitrina Spencer

Book Overview

As emotion is often linked with irrationality, it's no surprise researchers tend to underreport the emotions they experience in the field. However, denying emotion altogether doesn't necessarily lead to better research. Methods cannot function independently from the personalities wielding them, and it's time we questioned the tendency to underplay the scientific, personal, and political consequences of the emotional dimensions of fieldwork. This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804769400
• ISBN13: 9780804769402
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"