1st Edition

Ethnography Lessons A Primer

By Harry F Wolcott Copyright 2010
    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    160 Pages
    by Routledge

    Harry Wolcott takes the reader inside the process of constructing an ethnographic study, offering a wealth of lessons from one of the masters. In this concise primer, he provides a set of models from which to organize a study, explains how to pick the various components that go into the ethnographic report, advises on how to create analogies and metaphors to help explain your work, and identifies the key features of an effective ethnography. He also discusses the role of serendipity and questions of ethics in doing ethnographic work. Learn the essentials of ethnography from one of the masters.

    Chapter 101 Introduction; Chapter 1 Ethnography Lesson; Chapter 2 Minding The Ethnography Lesson; Chapter 3 The Role of Serendipity in Ethnography; Chapter 4 Organizing An Ethnographic Account; Chapter 5 Searching for Ethnography’s Essence; Chapter 6 Ethics and Intimacy in Fieldwork; Chapter 7 Education by Analogy; Chapter 8 Lessons End;

    Biography

    Harry F Wolcott