Data Telling Stories and Stories Telling Data
The Role of Fiction in Shaping Ethnographic Truth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22246707 |
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| Authors | Jt Torres (0009-0003-0167-7144, Quinnipiac University, corresponding author), JT Torres JT Torres |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-14 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Britain International of Humanities and Social Sciences (BIoHS) Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2685-3868 • E-ISSN: 2685-3868 |
| Publisher | Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33258/biohs.v2i1.137 |
| OpenAlex | W3002890679 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The following essay explores the use of fiction in ethnographic research. While the concept of fiction as a research methodology is not a new one, most proponents claim that fiction is most useful in the writing of ethnographic data. Despite the gradual acceptance of arts-based methods in ethnography, there still remains a false dichotomy of art and scientific research. This essay contributes to the discussion by arguing that fiction also plays an active role in producing knowledge and truth. To make this argument, the author brings together in conversation scholars of art and literature with social researchers. While multiple examples are illustrated to show how fiction creates knowledge in ethnography, the primary focus will be Clifford Geertz’s (2005) “Notes on a Balinese Cockfight.” The purpose is to demonstrate how fiction can be a means of knowledge production, so long as it is situated in sound research methods
Aesthetics · Art · Conversation · Epistemology · Ethnography · Fiction writing · Knowledge production · Literature · Non-fiction · Situated · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Communication · Computer Science · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics
| Highly cited | No |
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