Comments on: The Eyewitness Fallacy: Are Studies of China Best Done in China, or the British Library? http://www.ethnography.com/2008/11/the-eyewitness-fallacy-are-studies-of-china-best-done-in-china-or-the-british-library/ A group blog on a wide variety of topics realted to anthropology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:06:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: On the art & science of Ethnographs « HUMOR WITH ANTHROPS http://www.ethnography.com/2008/11/the-eyewitness-fallacy-are-studies-of-china-best-done-in-china-or-the-british-library/comment-page-1/#comment-2992 On the art & science of Ethnographs « HUMOR WITH ANTHROPS Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:53:12 +0000 http://www.ethnography.com/?p=245#comment-2992 [...] THE EYEWITNESS FALLACY: ARE STUDIES OF CHINA BEST DONE IN CHINA, OR THE BRITISH LIBRARY? [...] [...] THE EYEWITNESS FALLACY: ARE STUDIES OF CHINA BEST DONE IN CHINA, OR THE BRITISH LIBRARY? [...]

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]]> By: Tony http://www.ethnography.com/2008/11/the-eyewitness-fallacy-are-studies-of-china-best-done-in-china-or-the-british-library/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Tony Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:19:10 +0000 http://www.ethnography.com/?p=245#comment-570 Yes, Donna, I agree. But the problem is that some of the best story-tellers never leave the library (or write ethnographies, for that matter). As for me, I am still angling for a trip to somplace exotic. If I get some blogging energy up again, I will perhaps write about why ethnographies are best done in the field, even if you never go to the library. Yes, Donna, I agree. But the problem is that some of the best story-tellers never leave the library (or write ethnographies, for that matter). As for me, I am still angling for a trip to somplace exotic. If I get some blogging energy up again, I will perhaps write about why ethnographies are best done in the field, even if you never go to the library.

]]> By: Donna http://www.ethnography.com/2008/11/the-eyewitness-fallacy-are-studies-of-china-best-done-in-china-or-the-british-library/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Donna Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:14:38 +0000 http://www.ethnography.com/?p=245#comment-567 Ah, but Tony, no one will (voluntarily) read the ethnography if it's not also a good story. Ah, but Tony, no one will (voluntarily) read the ethnography if it’s not also a good story.

]]> By: Tony http://www.ethnography.com/2008/11/the-eyewitness-fallacy-are-studies-of-china-best-done-in-china-or-the-british-library/comment-page-1/#comment-535 Tony Sat, 15 Nov 2008 06:08:03 +0000 http://www.ethnography.com/?p=245#comment-535 John raises a good point. How is ethnography different than journalism, documentary film, etc.? I like to think that what separates ethnography is that the use of systematic methods of data collection, and theory are at the center of what ethnographers do. Journalists quite often have good methods of data collection, and throw in a little theory, too. But the core purpose (it seems to me) is to tell a good story. Ethnographers may well do this too, but it is not central. John raises a good point. How is ethnography different than journalism, documentary film, etc.? I like to think that what separates ethnography is that the use of systematic methods of data collection, and theory are at the center of what ethnographers do.

Journalists quite often have good methods of data collection, and throw in a little theory, too. But the core purpose (it seems to me) is to tell a good story. Ethnographers may well do this too, but it is not central.

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