Writing in anthropology : a brief guide /

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Author / Creator:Brown, Shan-Estelle, author.
Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Description:xix, 220 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language:English
Series:Brief guides to writing in the disciplines
Brief guides to writing in the disciplines.
Subject:Anthropology -- Authorship.
Ethnology -- Authorship.
Anthropology -- Research.
Ethnology -- Research.
Anthropology -- Authorship.
Anthropology -- Research.
Ethnology -- Authorship.
Ethnology -- Research.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11053280
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ISBN:9780199381319
0199381313
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-206) and index.
Summary:"Writing in Anthropology: A Brief Guide applies the key concepts of rhetoric and composition -- audience, purpose, genre, and credibility -- to examples based in anthropology. It is part of a series of brief, discipline-specific writing guides from Oxford University Press designed for today's writing-intensive college courses." -- Back cover.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1. Thinking and Writing Like an Anthropologist
  • Instead of Anthropology, Think Anthropologies
  • How Writing Happens in Anthropology
  • Genres of Anthropological Writing
  • Expectations for Anthropological Writing
  • Critical Distance
  • Engagement
  • Reflexivity
  • Cultural Relativism
  • Context/History
  • Description
  • Chapter 2. Writing Critiques, Response Papers, and Book/Film Reviews
  • Critiques
  • Draw Up a "Fact Sheet"
  • Organize Your Draft According to Readers' Expectations
  • Follow the Compare/Contrast Logic Through the Paper
  • Conclude with Implications
  • Response Papers
  • Consider Your Response to the Text
  • Start Your Response with a Focus
  • Use Analysis to Guide Your Response
  • Connect Your Reaction to the Analysis
  • Book/Film Reviews
  • Craft a Vivid Introduction
  • Evaluate the Work
  • A Final Word on Reviewing Ethnographic Films
  • Chapter 3. Navigating Field-Based Assignments
  • Understanding the Assignment
  • Managing the Data
  • Entering the Field
  • Collecting Data and Taking Detailed Notes
  • Conducting an Interview
  • Before the Interview-Develop an Interview Guide
  • During the Interview-Let the Participant Talk
  • After the Interview-Analyze Your Notes
  • Being Reflexive
  • Writing the Ethnography
  • Essay Format
  • IMRD Format
  • Chapter 4. Reviewing the Literature
  • Finding a Promising Topic
  • Searching for Articles
  • Looking for Relationships and Patterns
  • Setting Inclusion Criteria for Choosing Articles Relevant to Your Topic
  • Reading to Extract Key Information from the Articles You Choose
  • Look at the Sections of the Article
  • Take in the Overview
  • Ask Key Questions
  • First Look at the Title and Identify Its Key Words
  • Review the Abstract
  • Examine the Structure
  • Identify the Purpose
  • Ask the Essential Questions
  • Developing Your Argument
  • Structuring the Review
  • Introduction
  • Three Ways to Organize the Body
  • The Conclusion
  • Chapter 5. Writing Research Papers
  • The Critical Research Paper
  • Formulating a Working Thesis
  • Composing a Strong Introduction
  • Filling in the Body
  • Finishing with a Strong Conclusion
  • The Introduction/Methods/Results/
  • Discussion (IMRDJ Report Format
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Presenting Your Data: Charts, Graphs, or Maps?
  • Discussion
  • The Introduction
  • The Abstract
  • Chapter 6. Editing for Style
  • Race, Ethnicity and Special Populations
  • Numbers
  • Time
  • Gendered Language
  • Use of "I"
  • Being Concise
  • Active and Passive Voice
  • Verbs
  • Information Words
  • Relation Words
  • Interpretation Words
  • Verb Tenses
  • Transitions
  • Improving Flow
  • Parallelism
  • "Not Only... But Also"
  • Repetitive Clauses
  • Items in a Series
  • Sentence and Paragraph Length
  • Jargon
  • Commonly Misused Words
  • Obvious, Normal/Norm, Traditional
  • Primitive
  • Fuzzy Nouns
  • Commonly Misused Homophones
  • The Thesaurus as Your Frenemy
  • Relationships Between Elements
  • Chapter 7. Citing Your Sources
  • Fabrication and Plagiarism
  • Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Sources
  • Summarizing
  • Paraphrasing
  • Quoting
  • AAA/Chicago Style Source Documentation
  • In-Test Parenthetical Citations
  • Special Cases
  • References List
  • Appendix: Guide to Peer Review in Anthropology
  • References
  • Notes
  • Credits
  • Index