Harassed (eBook)

Gender, Bodies, and Ethnographic Research

Rebecca Hanson, Patricia Richards (Autoren)

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2019
240 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-97095-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Researchers frequently experience sexualized interactions, sexual objectification, andharassmentas they conduct fieldwork.These experiences are often left out of ethnographers' ';tales from the field' and remain unaddressed within qualitativeliterature.Harassedargues that the androcentric, racist, and colonialist epistemological foundations of ethnographicmethodology contribute to the silence surrounding sexualharassmentand other forms of violence. Rebecca Hanson and Patricia Richards challenge readers to recognizehow these attitudes put researchers at risk, further the solitude experienced by researchers,lead others to question the validity of their work, and, inturn, negatively impact the construction of ethnographic knowledge. To improve methodological training, data collection,and knowledge produced by all researchers,Harassedadvocates for an embodied approach to ethnography that reflexively engages with theways in which researchers' bodies shape the knowledge they produce. By challenging these assumptions, the authors offer an opportunity for researchers, advisors, and educators to consider the multiple ways in which good ethnographic research can be conducted. Beyond challenging current methodological training and mentorship, Harassed opens discussions about sexual harassment and violence in the social sciences in general.

Inhalt

Acknowledgments

Introduction
1 • Ethnographic Fixations
2 • Gendered Bodies and Field Research
3 • Sexual Harassment in the Field
4 • The Costs
5 • Constructing Knowledge
6 • Moving Forward

Notes
References
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 29.5.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Schlagworte: Advisors • Androcentric • Anthropology • colonialist • data collection • Educators • ethnographers • Ethnographic methodology • ethnography • Fieldwork • improve methodological training • Mentorship • Objectification • qualitative literature • Qualitative study • question validity of work • Racism • racist • Researchers • researchers at risk • sexual • sexual harassment • Sexuality • sexualized interactions • sexual objectification • Sexual Violence • Social Science • Social Sciences • Solitude • tales from the field • Violence • womens issues • Workplace Harassment
• ISBN-10: 0-520-97095-0 / 0520970950
• ISBN-13: 978-0-520-97095-3 / 9780520970953