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" Critical Ethnography represents the best of Professor Madison's work. As a fan of her written scholarship for a long time, I am pleased to see both this book and Madison's unique voice in it. Thanks to this text, our students will be better prepared for engaging others." --John T. Warren, Bowling Green State University " Critical Ethnography is a rare and beautiful synthesis of deft theorizing and principled pragmatics. The complexities of ethnography demand a grasp of both theory and practice, but rarely have they come together so clearly and completely as in this passionately written text. I especially appreciate the thoughtful attention to the intellectual roots of the critical tradition in ethnography, and to the way students are rigorously led through the methodological consequences of critical epistemology." --Judith Hamera, California State University, Los Angeles What is critical ethnography? How do we use theory to interpret research data? What is performance ethnography? Readers can find answers to these fundamental questions in D. Soyini Madison's engaging and highly multidisciplinary new book, Critical Ethnography: Methods, Ethics, and Performance . Critical Ethnography presents a fresh new look at critical ethnography by emphasizing the significance of ethics and performance in the art and politics of fieldwork. The book explores an ethics of ethnography while illustrating the relevance of performance ethnography across disciplinary boundaries. The productive links between theory and method are celebrated in this text. Theoretical concepts range from queer theory, feminist theory, and critical race theory to Marxism and phenomenology. The methodological techniques range from designing and asking in-depth interview questions and developing rapport to coding and interpreting data. The various theories and methods culminate in three fictional ethnographic case studies that "enact" the interdependence between theory and method and the significance of social theory, ethics, and performance. Key Features: Cutting-edge approach and perspective: It is the first book to explore and focus on the intersections between theory, fieldwork methods, performance, and praxis. Global examples and material: Theories, methods, and examples are drawn from scholarship that extends beyond the West to include developing world and post-colonial thinkers and practitioners. Effective pedagogy: Examples of ethnographic projects illustrate more abstract or complex discussions and concepts. Critical Ethnography reaches out to any student conducting field research. In particular, upper-division undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in ethnography, qualitative research methods, critical/cultural research methods, or advanced research methods will find this book to be of great value.

Acknowledgments
Introduction to Critical Ethnography: Theory and Method
Positionality and Shades of Ethnography
Dialogue and the Other
The Method and Theory Nexus
Summary
Warm-Ups
Suggested Readings
Methods: "Do I Really Need a Method?" A Method ... or Deep Hanging-Out
"Who Am I?" Starting Where You Are
"Who Else Has Written About My Topic?" Being a Part of an Interpretive Community
The Power of Purpose: Bracketing Your Subject
Preparing for the Field: The Research Design and Lay Summary
Interviewing and Field Techniques
Formulating Questions
Extra Tips for Formulating Questions
Attributes of the Interviewer and Building Rapport
Coding and Logging Data
Warm-Ups
Suggested Readings
Three Stories: Case Studies in Critical Ethnography
Case One: Local Activism in West Africa
Case Two: Secrets of Sexuality and Personal Narrative
Case Three: Community Theatre Conflicts and Organization
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Ethics
Defining Ethics
Critical Ethnography and the Ethics of Reason, the Greater Good, and the Other
Maria Lugones: Contemporary Ethics, Ethnography, and Loving Perception
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Methods and Ethics
Codes of Ethics for Fieldwork
Extending the Codes
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Methods and Application: Three Case Studies in Ethical Dilemmas
Case One: Local Activism in West Africa
Case Two: Secrets of Sexuality and Personal Narrative
Case Three: Community Theatre Conflicts and Organization
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Performance Ethnography
Foundational Concepts in Performance and Social Theory
The Performance Interventions of Dwight Conquergood
Staging Ethnography and the Performance of Possibilities
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Suggested Readings
It's Time to Write: Writing as Performance
Getting Started: In Search of the Muse
The Anxiety of Writing: Wild Mind and Monkey Mind
Writing as Performance and Performance as Writing
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The Case Studies
Case One: Staging Cultural Performance
Case Two: Oral History and Performance
Case Three: The Fieldwork of Social Drama and Communitas
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Suggested Readings
References
Index
About the Author
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