Writing in anthropology : a brief guide /
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Author / Creator: | Brown, Shan-Estelle, author. |
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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 |
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