The Thief and the Anthropologist
A Story of Ethics, Power, and Ethnography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2473713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy L Nelson |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 119-127 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | City & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0893-0465 • E-ISSN: 1548-744X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ciso.1996.8.1.119 |
| OpenAlex | W2131812795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN privilege, power, and ethnography is the subject of much critical contemporary anthropology. While this focus is long overdue, it remains extremely narrow. The product of anthropology- our texts-receives close scrutiny, but the process of ethnography-our fieldwork-is rarely examined. Based upon an encounter with a would-be thief, this article makes the case that just as our writing techniques are politicized, our research techniques are also politicized. The face-to-face encounter between the ethnographer and her respondent is politically constituted. Research cannot be separated from real life, and to believe that it can raises many ethical issues
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Ethnography Without Tears [with Comments and Reply]
On Ethnographic Authority
Paradoxes of 'Consent' to the Practice of Fieldwork
Text and Fieldwork
The Primacy of the Ethical
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Learning How to Ask
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |