AN101 Lecture 3: Lecture 3.docx
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Fieldwork as rite of passage : marked by three stages, separation, transition, reincorporation, learn from informants, teachers, key informants, gatekeepers. Involvement in the other lifeway"s: face to face interaction, suspend judgment & pre conceived notions about subjects, hermeneutics (cid:224) science of translation, fieldwork is not (cid:224) armchair anthropology or verandah approach (from distance) Does not permit us to consider the fact that : subjective meanings values, opinions, beliefs, ones social position that produces situated knowledge, situated subjectivities perspectives, based on where we are from, and social position/experience, inflience research, fidnings and interpretations, thus reflexivity is important. Code of ethics (aaa: do no harm, promote well being (advocacy, social critique) or disinterested observer", open and honest regarding research (informed consent, falsifying or fabricating evidence must be avoided, cant interview children, maintain anonymity (give voice or give credit, weigh competing obligations and responsibilities, make results accessible, protect and preserve records, maintain ethical relationships.
