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Performing Self in Ethnographic Fieldwork

By Marilena Papachristophorou

Performing Self in Ethnographic Fieldwork

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This provocative book presents a methodological proposal for teaching ethnographic fieldwork, applying interdisciplinary tools inspired from performance theory, acting, experiential anthropology and existential psychotherapy. At the same time, it constitutes a theoretical and methodological trajectory mapping the history of ethnographic fieldwork through highly characteristic moments along with the author's own personal journey in the field in terms of a lifetime project. Starting from the assumption that ethnographic fieldwork constitutes a deeply human experience, the book proposes a step further towards the performative dimension of an ethnographic condition inspired by the Stanislavski method, which in practice complements performance theory issues: it is argued that participant observation offers an intermediate identity for the ethnographer through a conscious management of the social "role" dictated by their research participants; this ethnographic mediation of the Self may also have psychotherapeutic effects, mainly through conscious management of self-diversity and reflexivity in ethnographic writing. Ethnographic fieldwork is thus highlighted as a performative stage and a field of deep transformations for the ethnographer's identity.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
164
Release Date:
2026-01-04
Publication Date:
2026-01-04
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
303177308X
ISBN13:
9783031773082
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[email protected]
Weight:
221 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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