Thanks @rfagoaga @IuaeScongress for inviting me to dialogue with Dr. Carole McGranahan on "Writing Anthropology" yesterday. A reinvigorating conversation.
A few snippets from my notes:
CMcG:
- When writing, think about your audience.
- Remember, you're CREATING literature
A few snippets from my notes:
CMcG:
- When writing, think about your audience.
- Remember, you're CREATING literature
CMcG:
- The writing of ethnography is ever evolving and changing.
- Think of writing ethnography (and anthropology) as an ethical practice - a sense of responsibility to your readers and your subjects.
- "Ethnography in the archives" approximates the in-person fieldwork.
- The writing of ethnography is ever evolving and changing.
- Think of writing ethnography (and anthropology) as an ethical practice - a sense of responsibility to your readers and your subjects.
- "Ethnography in the archives" approximates the in-person fieldwork.
CMcG:
- In other disciplines, you have to make a case for why ethnography matters. In anthropology, it is a given.
- Ethnography is about telling stories.
- We have different writing rhythms over the course of our career.
- Ethnography is about honoring the commitment.
- In other disciplines, you have to make a case for why ethnography matters. In anthropology, it is a given.
- Ethnography is about telling stories.
- We have different writing rhythms over the course of our career.
- Ethnography is about honoring the commitment.
CMcG:
- Rapid Ethnographic Assessments (REA) work best when you have inside (or previous) knowledge of the community/site.
- In sociology, you observe social problems - in anthropology you observe cultural worlds.
- Which worlds and how do you immerse yourself in those?
- Rapid Ethnographic Assessments (REA) work best when you have inside (or previous) knowledge of the community/site.
- In sociology, you observe social problems - in anthropology you observe cultural worlds.
- Which worlds and how do you immerse yourself in those?
To be perfectly honest, I did not take good notes of what *I* said, but you can watch the recap here:
https://twitter.com/IuaeScongress/status/1392570689408753665
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