The Ethnographic Self as Resource

<p> It is commonly acknowledged that anthropologists use personal experiences to inform their writing. However it is often assumed that only fieldwork experiences are relevant and that the personal appears only in the form of self-reflexivity. This book takes a step beyond anthropology at home and auto-ethnography and shows how anthropologists can include their memories and experiences as ethnographic data in their writing. It discusses issues such as authenticity translation and ethics in relation to the self and offers a new perspective on doing ethnographic fieldwork.</p>