Reversed Gaze: An African Ethnography of American Anthropology

by Mwenda Ntarangwi

Book Overview

Deftly illustrating how life circumstances can influence ethnographic fieldwork, Mwenda Ntarangwi focuses on his experiences as a Kenyan anthropology student and professional anthropologist practicing in the United States and Africa. Whereas Western anthropologists often study non-Western cultures, Mwenda Ntarangwi reverses these common roles and studies the Western culture of anthropology from an outsider's viewpoint while considering larger debates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252077695
• ISBN13: 9780252077692
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"