Re: [Air-l] postmodern ethnography
Actually, there has been a lot more thinking about postmodern ethnography within sociology than anthropology. One place to start would be Norman Denzin's INTERPRETIVE ETHNOGRAPHY and then the Handbook of Qualitative Research he edited with Yvonne Lincoln. Both are published by Sage. Andrew Herman, Ph. D. Visiting Associate Professor of Sociology College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA 01610 (508) 793-2531
amarkham@uic.edu 02/12/03 11:07AM >>> Hi Denise,
It depends on what you want in reading about postmodern ethnography. Are you interested in the overall goal of ethnographic work? Or about the methods employed by ethnographers that blur the distinction between researcher, researched, and audience? Are you interested in justifying this type of work, or learning some of the possibilities for writing/researching in this vein? Many scholars writing what they call Alternative Ethnography take Tyler's concepts and develop them in intriguing ways. You can find many examples of postmodern ethnography there. Others writing about methodology discuss engagement in context, writing as inquiry, and representation of voice in ways that develop Tyler's discussions of evocation. Literature is out there, definitely. Can you give a more specific idea about what you're looking for within the broad category of postmodern ethnography? Annette Markham At 08:50 AM 2/12/2003 +0000, you wrote:
i know that Stephen Tyler has written some work on postmodern ethnography, and also that Frank Schaap used his work in 'the words that took us there' does anyone know any more literature on this subject? regards and thanks in advance denise
Denise Maia Carter, CASS, University of Hull, Hull , HU6 7RX Email: denisecarter@denisecarter.net Web: http://www.denisecarter.net
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well in broader terms, I was thinking that you might have been thinking of work like that of Paul Rabinow's an anthropology of reason, Arjun Appadurai' modernity at large Marcus's Critical Anthropology Now David Hess's Science and Technology in a Multicultural World you might also look at the work of Marc Auge. you probably weren't really looking for these which are mostly anthropological studies that have postmodern ethnographic content * *
In addition to the suggestions below I would suggest looking at the work of the STS scholars Michael Lynch, Steven Woolgar, and Bruno Latour. Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar's book _Laboratory Life_ is a classic. Michael Lych's _Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action: Ethnomethodology and Social Studies of Science_ is useful. Woolgar and Ashnmore's _The Reflexive Thesis: Writing Sociology of Scientific Knowledge_ would also fit this category. Best wishes- Phillip Phillip Thurtle Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University http://www.carleton.ca/~pthurtle Online editor H-SCI-MED-TECH http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~smt/ -- On 2/12/03 12:22 PM, "jeremy" <jhuns@vt.edu> wrote:
well in broader terms, I was thinking that you might have been thinking of work like that of Paul Rabinow's an anthropology of reason, Arjun Appadurai' modernity at large Marcus's Critical Anthropology Now David Hess's Science and Technology in a Multicultural World
you might also look at the work of Marc Auge.
you probably weren't really looking for these which are mostly anthropological studies that have postmodern ethnographic content * *
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Yes, i agree there is a huge volume of literature in science and technology studies involving postmodern approaches to science and technology usually involving ethnography. I think Latour's Science in Action is probably more postmodern oriented than LabLive, but really for his best work there, I'd say Aramis: the love of technology is interesting. Other interesting science related work are Knorr-Cetina and Rapp. I'd have to dig through the bibliographies we host at http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/fields.html but there is surely alot of work from the feminist theory perspective too that would be appropriate. Phillip Thurtle wrote:
In addition to the suggestions below I would suggest looking at the work of the STS scholars Michael Lynch, Steven Woolgar, and Bruno Latour.
Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar's book _Laboratory Life_ is a classic.
Michael Lych's _Scientific Practice and Ordinary Action: Ethnomethodology and Social Studies of Science_ is useful.
Woolgar and Ashnmore's _The Reflexive Thesis: Writing Sociology of Scientific Knowledge_ would also fit this category.
Best wishes- Phillip
Phillip Thurtle Sociology and Anthropology Carleton University http://www.carleton.ca/~pthurtle Online editor H-SCI-MED-TECH http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~smt/
thanks for all the replies so far i am 'writing up' my methodology chapter at the moment and trying to order my thoughts about ethnography, and using the 'text' or 'dialogue' of my informants to write an authoritative ethnographic narrative. I was intrigued by Schaap's use of the term 'postmodern ethnography', and his use of Tyler's distinctions that dialogue presented in text is not dialogue, consequently, that any representation of that dialogue doesn't even (re)present a prior reality or truth. denise (i have looked at Auge, Latour and Marcus among others)
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-admin@aoir.org [mailto:air-l-admin@aoir.org]On Behalf Of Denise Carter Sent: February 13, 2003 3:48 AM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] postmodern ethnography
thanks for all the replies so far
i am 'writing up' my methodology chapter at the moment and trying to order my thoughts about ethnography, and using the 'text' or 'dialogue' of my informants to write an authoritative ethnographic narrative. I was intrigued by Schaap's use of the term 'postmodern ethnography', and his use of Tyler's distinctions that dialogue presented in text is not dialogue, consequently, that any representation of that dialogue doesn't even (re)present a prior reality or truth.
denise
(i have looked at Auge, Latour and Marcus among others)
Hi Denise -- I think you might enjoy Patti Lather's _Getting Smart: feminist research and pedagogy with/in the postmodern_ and her experimental ethnography _troubling the Angels_ -- Lather calls the latter book "a combination of critical ethnography and participatory action research" and she uses interviews and plays with/questions the ability of the author to write the 'authoritative' account in interesting ways (I think). best, Caitlin ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸ Dr. Caitlin Fisher Assistant Professor Fine Arts Cultural Studies York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 voice: 416-736-2100 Ext.20744 fax: 416-650-8034 www.yorku.ca/caitlin/ ,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸
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Someone mentioned to me a paper where the Web was described as having a bow-tie shaped configuration.
Sorry, that's all the details I have. Any and all leads would be appreciated.
Cheers, Denise
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Dear AIR'ers-
Someone mentioned to me a paper where the Web was described as having a bow-tie shaped configuration.
Sorry, that's all the details I have. Any and all leads would be appreciated.
Cheers, Denise
===== "I want to focus on my salad" (M. Stewart. 2002) Denise Rall, Sustainable Forestry Mentoring Coordinator & PhD student, School of Education, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore, NSW, 2480 Australia Phone +61-2-6624-8627 Fax +61-2-6624-8637 Office (Tuesdays) (02) 6620 3577 Mob 0438 233 344 http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/edu/research/deniserall/index.html
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