The multiple worlds of ethnographic fieldwork

• Verfasst von: Sax, William Sturman [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The multiple worlds of ethnographic fieldwork
• Titelzusatz: a personal account
• Verf.angabe: William Sax
• Jahr: 2014
• Umfang: 15 S.
• Fussnoten: Gesehen am 19.10.2020 ; Keine DOI vorhanden
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Ethnologie
• Ort Quelle: Berlin : Reimer, 1869
• Jahr Quelle: 2014
• Band/Heft Quelle: 139(2014), 1, Seite 7-21
• ISSN Quelle: 2942-5387
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Sax, William Sturman, 1957 - : The multiple worlds of ethnographic fieldwork. - 2014
• K10plus-PPN: 1735917761

Abstract

In this autobiographical essay, I remember choosing to become an anthropologist because I wanted to explore "other worlds". I discuss what the notion of "other worlds" means to various disciplines, and why I came to the conclusion that the best way to explore such worlds was through ethnographic fieldwork. I address some of the criticisms of fieldwork, recount my experiences of "other worlds" while conducting fieldwork in India over several decades, and conclude with a few reflections about how all of this might relate to current discussions about the "ontological turn" in anthropology.