Feminist Ethnography: Thinking through Methodologies, Challenges, and Possibilities

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Brief Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface to the Second Edition
	How We Got Here: Serendipity and the Origin of Our Collaboration
About the Authors
Timeline
	
Introduction
	Thinking Through This Text
	Unique Features of This Book
Chapter 1: What Is the “Feminist” in Feminist Ethnography?
	What Is Feminist Ethnography?
	What Contributed to the History of Feminisms?
		Reconsidering “The Waves”
		The Time of Suffrage
		Radical Movement Building
		Expanding a Feminist Legacy
	How Are Feminist Perspectives Categorized?
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 2: Historicizing Feminist Ethnography
	Who Were Some of the Early Contributors to Feminist Ethnography?
	How Did Feminist Ethnography Mature between the 1920s and 1960s?
	What Impact Did the Women’s Movement of the 1960s Have on the Next Phase of Feminist Ethnographic Production? (1960s–1980s)
	What Interventions Came Out of Feminist Ethnography from the 1990s Through the Present?
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 3: Debates and Interventions in Feminist Ethnography
	Who Should Be Claimed as a Feminist Ethnographer?
	Can There Be a Feminist Ethnography?
	How Have Feminist Ethnographers Approached the Insider/Outsider Dilemma?
	What Is the Role of Citational Politics in Feminist Ethnography?
	Can an Ethnographer’s Personal Experience Be a Part of a Study?
	How Involved or Engaged Should a Feminist Ethnographer Be?
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 4: How Does One Do Feminist Ethnography?
	How Should a Feminist Ethnographer Choose a Topic?
	What Methods Have Been Useful to Feminist Ethnographers?
		Participant-Observation
		Ethnographic Interviewing
		Oral History/Life History
		Survey
		Analysis of Cultural Material
		Social Media Research
		Ethnohistory
		Participatory Research
		Interpretive Communities
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 5: Challenges for Feminist Ethnographers
	What Logistical Constraints Arise in Feminist Ethnographic Research?
	How Do Ethical Concerns Shape the Research Encounter?
	How Can We Assess the (Potential) Impacts of Feminist Ethnography?
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 6: Producing Feminist Ethnography
	How Does One Write Feminist Ethnography?
	What Creative Possibilities Exist for Writing and Circulating Feminist Ethnography?
	Fiction
	Parallel Writing
	Autoethnography and Ethnographic Memoir
	How Can We Make Feminist Ethnography Publicly Accessible?
	How Do Feminist Ethnographers Engage in Creative and Artistic Projects?
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 7: Feminist Activist Ethnography
	What Does It Mean to Be a Feminist Activist Ethnographer?
	What Should Feminist Activist Ethnography Seek to Accomplish?
	Is Feminist Ethnography Inherently Activist?
	What Forms Can Feminist Activist Ethnography Take?
		Collaboration and Participatory Action Research
		Social Media and Film
		Serving as an Interlocutor
	How Can Feminist Activist Ethnographers Reflect upon Our Practice?
	Conclusion
	Suggested Resources
Chapter 8: Thinking Through the Futures of Feminist Ethnography
Glossary
Bibliography
Index