Collaborative Methods: A Comparison of Subfield Styles

Collaborative research partnerships between academic anthropologists and host or descendant communities are becoming more popular in anthropology. The reviewed books demonstrate there are different understandings of what collaboration means for professional identities and expertise across subfields....

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Published in:Reviews in anthropology 2011-01, Vol.40 (1), p.53-77
Main Authors: SCHWARTZ, SAUL, LEDERMAN, RENA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropologists
Audience
Collaboration
collaborative anthropology
disciplinarity
Ethnographic research
Evaluation
expertise
Field work
Professional identity
Research methods
subfields
Valuation
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Summary:Collaborative research partnerships between academic anthropologists and host or descendant communities are becoming more popular in anthropology. The reviewed books demonstrate there are different understandings of what collaboration means for professional identities and expertise across subfields. Therefore, such partnerships are unlikely to promote cross-subfield integration. Nevertheless, while their collaborative styles diverge, the reviewed authors are motivated by a shared interpretation of disciplinary responsibilities and opportunities that emerges from anthropology's longstanding commitment to fieldwork and also reflects post-World War II historical transformations. Their shared interpretation raises challenging questions for the discipline at large about professional practices like evaluation.
ISSN:0093-8157
1556-3014
DOI:10.1080/00938157.2011.554616