W & H of Ethnography


Ethnography relies on observation or participant observation in natural settings. It is a broad methodologicl approach in that it may include different sets of instruments used to describe everyday human behaviour. An ethnographic study results in written description of matters such as social organization, social activities, symbolic and material resources and practices of a particular group of people (Duranti, 1997). This blog tries to conceptualize one journey into becoming a full fledged ethnographer!

Publications

Books

  1. Blommaert J. and Dong J. 2010.  Ethnographic Fieldwork: A beginners Guide. Multilingual matters.
  2. Pole, C and Morrison, M. 2003. Ethnography for education: Doing qualitative research in educational settings. Open University Press.
  3. Atkinson, P et al. 2001. Handbook of ethnography. Sage.

The list is far from complete..more to be added soon..

Articles
  1. Sercombe, P. (2010). Language and education: The experience of the Penan in Brunei. International journal of educational development. 1256. 1-11. 
  2. Fabian, J. (1995). Ethnographic misunderstanding and the perils of context. American anthropologist. 97(1). 41-40.
  3. Dilley, R.M. (2002). The problem of context in social and cultural anthropolgy. 22. 437-456.
 This list is far from complete.. more to be added soon..









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