Friendships in the field

Methodological recommendations for autoethnographic context

Bibliographic Data

ID6190874
AuthorsPetra Ponocná (0000-0002-1666-9951, Institue for Evaluations and Social Analyses Sokolovská 351/25 186 00 Prague 8 Czech Republic, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume31
Issue3
Pages314-323
Publication date2021-07-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Affairs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1210-3055 • E-ISSN: 1337-401X
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/humaff-2021-0026
OpenAlexW3185704495
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited20

This autobiographically based article aims to consider the practical application of Anderson’s conception of analytic autoethnography under particular circumstances and requirements for its use. It reflects on the friendships that developed between me and my key informants during ethnographic research. In this context I refer to autoethnography as a method that allows researchers to identify aspects of their lives that have relevance beyond the personal and deal analytically with friendships in the field. Moreover, I consider how the researcher can analytically handle friendships in the field using analytic autoethnography, even when he is not a complete member of the community under investigation

Autoethnography · Epistemology · Ethnography · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Law · Mathematics · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Philosophy · Psychology · Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics · Urban and sociocultural dynamics

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