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Autoethnographic Challenges: Confronting Self, Field and Home.
- Source :
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Australian Journal of Anthropology . Apr2008, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p27-40. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Anthropologists working at 'home' or in realms of the familiar often share a considerable sense of connection with participants. In these contexts, the researcher's potential position as an 'insider' offers particular opportunities for utilising self as a key resource. Through my own fieldwork at 'home' in Melbourne as an 'insider' among Bosnian migrants, I was confronted with the challenge Of using my self to understand others' experiences. In this paper I discuss the autoethnographic process and consider how its application enabled me to consciously understand my own experiences and utilise my experiential self to inform my study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ETHNOLOGY
*ANTHROPOLOGY
*IMMIGRANTS
*ETHNIC groups
*SHRINES
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10358811
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Australian Journal of Anthropology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31341357
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1835-9310.2008.tb00104.x