Ethnography
A definition from the Encyclopedia Britannica: ethnography, descriptive study of a particular human society or the process of making such a study. Contemporary ethnography is based almost entirely on fieldwork and requires the complete immersion of the anthropologist in the culture and everyday life of the people who are the subject of his study.
The following are a list of helpful resources (both online and print) to help you get started on writing an ethnography.
Handouts:
- Audience and Purpose
- Finding Academic Journals
- Logical Fallacies
- Rhetorical Appeals
- What is a Genre and Why Should I Care
Web Resources: Textbooks, Chapters, Articles
- Ethnography: chapter by John Brewer explaining method
- Putting Ethnographic Writing In Context: Chapter by Seth Kahn
- What is Ethnography: Online chapter written by Felicity Picken
- Ethnographic Practices: From Writing Up Ethnographic Research to Writing Ethnography by Mary Humphreys and Tony Watson
Web Resources: Websites
- What is Primary Research and How Do I Get Started?: Owl at Purdue—primary research information.
- Ethnography Matters: Online site that deals with issues ethnographers face today.
- Ethnographic Essay Example: Cave Dwellers: Sample Ethnography
- Ethnography PowerPoint
Visual Sources
- Ten Ethnographic Video Sources
- Ethnography Ted Talk
- Sports Fans Ethnography
- Social Networking Ethnographic Research