Description: Improvising Theory by Allaine Cerwonka, Liisa H. Malkki Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. This work argues that the reason for this is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisational in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. The reason, Allaine Cerwonka and Liisa H. Malkki argue, is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisatory in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. In a unique account of, and critical reflection on, the process of theoretical improvisation in ethnographic research, they demonstrate how both objects of analysis, and our ways of knowing and explaining them, are created and discovered in the give and take of real life, in all its unpredictability and immediacy.Improvising Theory centers on the year-long correspondence between Cerwonka, then a graduate student in political science conducting research in Australia, and her anthropologist mentor, Malkki. Through regular e-mail exchanges, Malkki attempted to teach Cerwonka, then new to the discipline, the basic tools and subtle intuition needed for anthropological fieldwork. The result is a strikingly original dissection of the processual ethics and politics of method in ethnography. Author Biography Allaine Cerwonka is associate professor in and chair of the gender studies department at Central European University, Budapest and author of Native to the Nation: Disciplining Landscapes and Bodies in Australia. Liisa H. Malkki is associate professor of cultural anthropology at Standford University and author of Purity and Exile: Violence, Memory, and National Cosmology among Hutu Refugees in Tanzania, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Table of Contents Acknowledgments Nervous Conditions: The Stakes in Interdisciplinary Research Allaine Cerwonka Fulbright Proposal Fieldwork Correspondence Allaine Cerwonka Liisa Malkki Tradition and Improvisation in Ethnographic Field Research Liisa Malkki References Index Review "Improvising Theory represents the stupendous outcome of what should be an ordinary procedure - the interaction between a faculty member and her advisee in the field. What makes this book so remarkable is that both sides of this correspondence maintain a tone that is richly literary. Moreover, the exchange is a model for the kind of pedagogical relationship we should all aim to have with our students." - Michael Herzfeld, Harvard University" Review Quote "This work is a great conversation that leads to significant and continued learning. . . . Anyone with an interest in the practice of ethnography will derive great benefit from this book. Highly recommended."--Choice Details ISBN0226100316 Author Liisa H. Malkki Short Title IMPROVISING THEORY Language English ISBN-10 0226100316 ISBN-13 9780226100319 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2007 Imprint University of Chicago Press Subtitle Process and Temporality in Ethnographic Fieldwork Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Edition New edition DOI 10.1604/9780226100319 UK Release Date 2007-07-15 AU Release Date 2007-07-15 NZ Release Date 2007-07-15 US Release Date 2007-07-15 Pages 224 Publisher The University of Chicago Press Publication Date 2007-07-15 DEWEY 305.80072 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161778857;
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