Fieldwork in common places
An ethnographer's experiences in Tory Island
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3812206 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lillis Ó Laoire (0000-0001-9372-3264, Loyola Marymount University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 113-136 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Ethnomusicology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-1221 • E-ISSN: 1741-1920 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09681220308567355 |
| OpenAlex | W1545348125 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 34 |
This paper examines some fieldwork experiences in Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland, contextualizing them within a critique of Irish folklore studies. It also examines the position of a fieldworker who shares the ethnicity of those with whom he has worked, discussing the challenges and opportunities presented by such a situation. The notion of “field” is questioned, and it is argued that a reciprocal “equity consciousness “ towards an ethics of practice is crucial to any worthwhile engagement with the musical traditions of others. The limitations of such an engagement are also discussed and I argue that, if we are to avoid complacency and grave error, critical moments of distanciation must always mediate the activity of appropriation
Aesthetics · Appropriation · Art · Consciousness · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Ethnography · Folklore · Irish · Reciprocal · Sociology · Anthropology · Diverse Musicological Studies · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Music History and Culture
Locating Irish Folklore
Writing Culture
The Symbolic Construction of Community
The model of the text
The Spoken Word and the Work of Interpretation
The Interpretation of Cultures
Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences
Ethnography and the Historical Imagination
Shadows in the Field
Introduction
Anthropologists in a Wider World
Religious Orthodoxy and Popular Faith in European Society
The Symbolic Construction of Community
The Irish Folklore Commission
An Béaloideas agus An Stát
Oral and Literate Constructs of “Authentic” Irish Music
Edward Said, Orientalism. New York
Occasions of Faith
Powerhouse for God
Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology
Functions of Irish Song in the Nineteenth Century
Works and lives
Introduction
Theory and Method in Ethnomusicology
"The Challenge of "Bi-Musicality
Micromusics of the West
Powerhouse for God
The Gaelic Vision in Scottish Culture
The Tory Islanders
Being There
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |