Where is the Field?
The Experience of Migration Viewed through the Prism of Ethnographic Fieldwork
Contributor(s)
Hirvi, Laura (editor)
Snellman, Hanna (editor)
Language
EnglishAbstract
The book sheds light on the experiences of immigrants in different parts of the world and other insightful reflections on the art of carrying out fieldwork in the present day, when the task of locating the ‘field’ seems to present a particular challenge for researchers. This book is of interest to experienced ethnographers working in the discipline of migration studies and also to scholars conducting ethnographic research in other fields.
Keywords
social anthropology; ethnology; ethnography; methods of research; methodology; field work; Finland; ItalyDOI
10.21435/sfe.14ISBN
9789522223883; 9789522227621; 9789522227614OCN
1051779822Publisher
Finnish Literature Society / SKSPublication date and place
Helsinki, 2012Classification
Social and cultural anthropology