Who is the ethnographer?

Monika Kostera; Paweł Krzyworzeka

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Chapter 2: Who is the ethnographer?

Monika Kostera https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5303-5544

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Paweł Krzyworzeka https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-7937

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Category:: Chapter

Published:: 02 Jun 2023

Page Range:: 22–35

Collection:: Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800883949.00007

Keywords:: Studying up; Studying down; Power relations; Ethnographer; Emotions; Multisensory research

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Chapter 2 explores often-used metaphors that a researcher is a research tool in ethnography. This analogy highlights the crucial role of the person doing the research, not the procedure or specific techniques. Indeed, ethnography engages the whole person, with her emotions, body, imagination, and often private social relations. The chapter shows how these elements are used in knowledge production. The authors also describe the challenges and opportunities of such a holistic method.

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How to Be an Ethnographer

Monograph Book

Published:: 02 Jun 2023

Print ISBN:: 9781800883932

eISBN:: 9781800883949

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800883949

Pages:: 128

Collection:: Sociology, Social Policy and Education 2023

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