Handle with Care: Ownership and Control of Ethnographic Materials

By Sjoerd R. Jaarsma

Who owns ethnographic information? The anthropologist who collects data hoping for an advanced degree, a book, scholarly articles, and/or tenure? Or the indigenous people studied, who recognize not only the value of the material to their own culture, but to the researcherrs"s career? Handle with Carepresents a broad exploration of a wide array of problems and pitfalls inherent in the practice of anthropology, with particular focus on the question of repatriation of ethnographic materials. Filled with practical, hands-on suggestions, the contributors to this collection ask difficult questions, grapple with key ethical dilemmas, and offer a simple set of recommendations that will change the way anthropologists conduct research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822957779
• ISBN13: 9780822957775
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"