Feminist Ethnography: Thinking through Methodologies, Challenges, and Possibilities

Feminist Ethnography, Second Edition, provides an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural introduction to feminist ethnography, focusing on inquiry and investigation. It examines feminist methodologies, challenges, and possibilities, and discusses the role of feminist activist ethnographers in advocacy and public policy. Six new interviews with feminist ethnographers are included, along with a new section on safety, accessibility, and fieldwork.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 01 March 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Feminist Ethnography, Second Edition, is an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural introduction to the methods, challenges, and possibilities of feminist ethnography. Dána-Ain Davis and Christa Craven use a problem-based approach—focused on inquiry and investigation—to present a feminist framework for thinking critically about how we document everyday experiences. The book begins with an introduction to feminist perspectives, their meanings over time, and a brief history of feminist ethnography. Then the authors examine feminist methodologies, answering the question, "How does one do feminist ethnography?" and investigates common challenges such as ethical dilemmas and logistical constraints faced during fieldwork. Finally, Davis and Craven discuss what it means to be a feminist activist ethnographer, including advocacy efforts and engagement with public policy, and ask students to consider: "What is your vision for the future of feminist ethnography?"

New to this Edition: Six new interviews with feminist ethnographers include reflections on the intersections of trans studies, disability studies, and the Cite Black Women movement. New section on safety, accessibility, and fieldwork to address the risks all ethnographers face, but in particular those who challenge long-held assumptions that ethnographers are (all) white, Western, able-bodied, well-funded, cisgender, and usually male. Enhanced discussion of virtual ethnography in the wake of COVID-19 Added content on transgender/nonbinary experiences and disability studies.

Weight: 785g
Dimension: 252 x 186 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538129791
Edition number: Second Edition