Didier Fassin (ed.), If Truth Be Told: The Politics of Public Ethnography

This collection of scholarly articles by thirteen anthropologists, edited by Didier Fassin, explores in lively detail “the unpredictable public afterlife of ethnography” – in other words, the diverse and often unforeseen forms of interaction that take place between the work of an ethnographer and t...

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Hovedforfatter: Ngombe, Miriam
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprog:Anglais
Udgivet: Revue internationale des études du développement 2024
Online adgang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:This collection of scholarly articles by thirteen anthropologists, edited by Didier Fassin, explores in lively detail “the unpredictable public afterlife of ethnography” – in other words, the diverse and often unforeseen forms of interaction that take place between the work of an ethnographer and the public sphere, leading up to – and following – the publication of ethnographic research. By doing public ethnography, researchers choose to step out of the relatively secluded chambers of the ac...