{"product_id":"9781405161305","title":"The Shadow Side of Fieldwork Exploring the Blurred Borders between Ethnography and Life","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Shadow Side of Fieldwork\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eExploring the Blurred Borders between Ethnography and Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAthena McLean | Annette Leibing\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Anthropology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow Side of Fieldwork\u003c\/i\u003e draws attention to the typically hidden or unacknowledged aspects of ethnographic fieldwork encounters that nevertheless shape the resulting knowledge and texts.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing these invisible, elusive, unspoken or mysterious elements introduces a distinctive rigor and responsibility to ethnographic research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eLuminaries in anthropology dare to explore the 'unspeakable' and 'invisible' in the ethnographic encounter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders personal and professional challenges (ethical, epistemological, and political) faced by researchers who examine the subjectivities inherent in their ethnographic insights\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the value, and limitations, of addressing the personal in ethnographic research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a critical discussion of the anthropologist’s self in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces imaginative rigor to ethnographic research to heighten confidence in anthropological knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAthena McLean\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, Central Michigan University\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Dr. McLean’s research has focused on processes of knowledge production and contestation in the areas of aging and psychiatry. She has particular interests in dementia care and advocacy movements in mental health and aging. Her writings include 'Contradictions in the Social Production of Clinical Knowledge: The Case of Schizophrenia', in \u003ci\u003eSocial Science and Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), and \u003ci\u003eThe Person in Dementia: A Study of Nursing Home Care in the U.S.\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnnette Leibing\u003c\/b\u003e is an anthropologist with research interests in psychiatry, aging (especially Alzheimer), medications, and new medical technologies (such as stem cells). She has taught anthropology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, and been a visiting professor in Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University (2002–05). She is Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the University of Montreal. Her latest book, co-edited with Lawrence Cohen, is \u003ci\u003eThinking about Dementia: Culture, Loss, and the Anthropology of Senility\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 August 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405161305\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e328\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377971720332,"sku":"9781405161305","price":117.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405161305.jpg?v=1780168074","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405161305","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}