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Fieldnotes : the makings of anthropology / edited by Roger Sanjek. - Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1990. - xviii, 429 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes rev. versions of some papers presented at the AES Invited Sessions at the American Anthropological Association meetings in Washington, D.C., 1985.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I : Living with fieldnotes -
Part II: Unpacking "Fieldnotes". -
Part III: Fiendnote Practice -
Part IV: Fieldnotes in circulation -
Part V: From Fiednotes to ethnography.

Thirteen distinguished anthropologists describe how they create and use the unique forms of writing they produce in the field. They also discuss the fieldnotes of seminal figures—Frank Cushing, Franz Boas, W. H. R. Rivers, Bronislaw Malinowski, and Margaret Mead—and analyze field writings in relation to other types of texts, especially ethnographies. Unique in conception, this volume contributes importantly to current debates on writing, texts, and reflexivity in anthropology.

ISBN: 9780801497261

LCCN: 89046169

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethnology--Fieldwork--Congresses.
Ethnology--Authorship--Congresses.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Conference papers and proceedings.

Dewey Class. No.: 306.072 SAN