<ul> <li> Timely discussion of memory in relation to social research given the current boom in memory studies.</li> <li> For anthropology a serious and critical attempt to move beyond self-reflexivity.</li> <li> Authors analyze impact of their own experiences on their fieldwork. This is rarely offered perspective.</li> <li> Inserting the researcher&rsquo;s self into discussions of social research which often limit themselves to considerations of external factors.</li></ul>