Writing ethnographic fieldnotes / Robert M Emerson; Rachel I Fretz; Linda L Shaw.
Material type: TextSeries: Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishingPublication details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxiii, 289 p.; 22 cmISBN:- 9780226206837
- GN307.7 .W75 2011
Current library | Collection | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Judith Thomas Library Judith Thomas Library Research Section | JTL Research Collection | GN 307.7 .W75 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | AUA22247 | Available | AUA22247 |
Fieldnotes in ethnographic research --
In the field : participating, observing, and jotting notes --
Writing fieldnotes. 1, At the desk, creating scenes on a page --
Writing fieldnotes. 2, Multiple purposes and stylistic options --
Pursuing members' meanings --
Processing fieldnotes : coding and memoing --
Writing an ethnography.
Presents a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice for creating useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings. This title discusses different organizational and descriptive strategies and shows how transforming direct observations into descriptions results not simply from good memory but from learning to envision scenes as written.