The Entanglements of Ethnographic Fieldwork in a Violent World

Nerina Weiss, Erella Grassiani, Linda Green

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Research methods: general; Development studies; Social research & statistics; Politics & government; Human geography

Series: Routledge Studies in Fieldwork and Ethnographic Research

This book focuses on the emotional hazards of conducting fieldwork about or within contexts of violence and provides a forum for field-based researchers to tell their stories. Increasingly novice and seasoned ethnographers alike, whether by choice or chance, are working in situations where multidimensional forms of violence, conflict and war are facets of everyday life. The volume engages with the methodological and ethical issues involved and features a range of expressive writings that reveal personal consequences and dilemmas. The contributors use their emotions, their scars, outrage and sadness alongside their hopes and resilience to give voice to that which is often silenced, to make visible the entanglements of fieldwork and its lingering vulnerabilities. The book brings to the fore the lived experiences of researchers and their interlocutors alike with the hope of fostering communities of care. It will be valuable reading for anthropologists and those from other disciplines who are embarking on ethnographic fieldwork and conducting qualitative empirical research.

Edited by: Nerina Weiss, Erella Grassiani, Linda Green
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032367101
ISBN 10: 1032367105
Series: Routledge Studies in Fieldwork and Ethnographic Research
Pages: 198
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Nerina Weiss is Senior Researcher at the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research in Oslo, Norway. Erella Grassiani is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Linda Green is Professor in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, USA.