If you give me some sexing, I might talk to you
"Researching the Senegalese beach-boys "at my side
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12930669 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ethel Venables (0000-0002-6647-380X, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1970 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 1970-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Matters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1758-6453 • E-ISSN: 1758-6453 |
| Publisher | NomadIT (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22582/am.v11i1.25 |
| OpenAlex | W1884502651 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper examines some of the difficulties that I encountered during my doctoral fieldwork on aspirations of migration amongst young men and women in Senegal. I discuss how my fieldwork with the beach-boys of the Casamance often led to compromising situations that I had not experienced in other areas of my research. Using one interview in particular, I describe the discomfort and guilt I often felt during my fieldwork, and show how I felt torn between being loyal to myself, my work and my informants. I show how the time I spent carrying out research with the coteman led to conflict between myself and my other Senegalese friends, who disapproved of my research and the people with whom I spent my time. Rather than this paper being about my research findings, it is about the research process
Sexing · Sociology · Work (physics · African history and culture studies · Education, sociology, and vocational training · Engineering · Gender Studies · Migration, Identity, and Health · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |