Ethnographically Speaking: Autoethnography, Literature, and Aesthetics

by Carolyn Ellis

Book Overview

This volume presents the latest explorations of the literary turn in ethnographic work by many of the leading people in the area. Centering on autoethnography, personal narrative, ethnographic performance, and the blending of social science and the arts, the articles collected here emphasize embodiment, experiential understanding, participatory ways of knowing, sensuous engagement, and intimate encounter. Drawing from disciplines as diverse as sociology,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759101299
• ISBN13: 9780759101296
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 9.0"