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Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance Free FREE CRITICAL ETHNOGRAPHY: METHOD, ETHICS, AND PERFORMANCE PDF D. Soyini Madison | 304 pages | 06 Sep 2011 | SAGE Publications Inc | 9781412980241 | English | Thousand Oaks, United States SAGE Books - Critical Ethnography: Method, Ethics, and Performance The complexities of ethnography demand a grasp of both theory and practice, but rarely have they come and Performance so clearly and completely as in this passionately written text. I especially appreciate the thoughtful attention to the intellectual roots of the critical tradition in ethnography, and to the way students are rigorously led through the methodological consequences of critical epistemology. This book thoughtfully discusses and teaches about trying to understand the meanings attributed by others in regard to their expertise. What is critical ethnography? How do we use theory to interpret research data? What is performance ethnography? Readers can find answers to these fundamental questions Ethics D. The productive links between theory and method are celebrated in this title. Theoretical concepts range from queer and Performance, feminist theory, and critical race theory to Marxism and phenomenology. The methodological techniques range and Performance designing and asking in-depth interview questions and developing rapport to coding and interpreting data. The various theories and methods and Performance in three fictional ethnographic case studies that "enact" the interdependence Ethics theory and method and the significance of social theory, ethics, and performance. Should you need additional information or have questions regarding the HEOA information Ethics for this title, including what is new to this edition, please email sageheoa sagepub. Please include your name, contact information, and the name of the title for which you would like more information. For assistance with your order: And Performance email us at textsales sagepub. I look forward to assigning it in courses! It is grounded in fieldwork and theoretically inclusive from Conquergood to Turner, Spry to And Performance, Pollock to Pelias, Boal to Bakhtin, auto ethnography to critical performance ethnography. Politics, ethics, action, memory, biopolitics, performative writing, the global, inquiry as praxis, it is all here. The Critical Ethnography: Method edition of Critical Ethnography continues this scholarly foundation by offering Critical Ethnography: Method strategies to guide us through troubling times and into Ethics and places of hope and possibilities. From its expansive discussions of ethics and handling difficult interviews to its deeply generative examinations of mindfulness in the field and multi-sensory storytelling using a variety of aesthetic modes, this book is an essential guide for critical interdisciplinary qualitative researchers at all levels. It is both a toolkit and an inspiration. Chapter 1. Introduction to Critical Ethnography: Theory and Method. Chapter 3. Skip to main content. Download flyer. Description Contents Reviews Features Preview " Critical Ethnography is a rare and beautiful synthesis of deft theorizing and principled pragmatics. Dialogue: Virtues and Challenges. The Method and Theory Nexus. Key Terms. The Interview. Formulating Questions. Creativity, Questions, and Three Favorites. Memory and the Oral History Interview. Coding and Logging Data. A Biomimetics of Ethnography. Case 1: Local Activism in West Africa. Case 2: Secrets, Sexuality, and Oral History. Case 3: Community Critical Ethnography: Method Conflicts and Organization. Ethics Is. Ethics, Faith, and Environmental Activism. The Question of Freedom. Foundational Concepts in Performance and Social Theory. Utopian Performatives. The Performance Interventions of Dwight Conquergood. Staging Ethnography as Performed Ethnography. Autoethnography in Performance as Critical Reflections. Getting Started: In Search of the Muse. Writing as Performance and Performance as Writing. Case 1: Staging Cultural Performance. Case 2: Oral History and Performance. Case 3: Fieldwork and Social Drama. John L. Ethics, Jr. University of Pennsylvania. Norman Denzin. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Della Pollock. Tami Spry. Cloud State University. Judith Hamera. Princeton University. Key features. An enumeration of conversation on rethinking Empathy as a method makes the content easier to digest. Discussion of Cultural and Aesthetic performances as PerformED Ethnography bridges communications studies and drama and theater. Ethnographic Methods through the lens of Ethics enable students to develop a well-rounded understanding of different methods. New examples of Performative Writing and Authoethnography bring concepts to life. 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