tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704317958557766009.post3340070526546386877..comments2009-04-07T06:05:08.142-07:00Comments on ENG 850: Week 8: EthnographiesBryan Rickehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12266013611198597603noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704317958557766009.post-10345719385085975362009-03-23T11:05:00.000-07:002009-03-23T11:05:00.000-07:00You're right on, Hem! But Glen's point still obta...You're right on, Hem! But Glen's point still obtains. As Anderson says, evocative ethnography (like Ellis) pays a price on the analysis and commitment to theory side.Tharon Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17604308672862254537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704317958557766009.post-52537535509729519952009-03-02T11:12:00.000-08:002009-03-02T11:12:00.000-08:00Glen, you are right regarding Ellis. The kind of a...Glen, you are right regarding Ellis. The kind of autoethnography Ellis is producing requires us to see it from a different perspective than we normally analyse other ethnographies. The validity of her work, I think, depends on her involvement with the subject at hand. And she is deeply affected by the event and therefore can effectively reproduce the sorts of experiences the victims (those affected)of the Sept 11 underwent. The value of such writing lies perhaps not in its generalizability and accuracy (which it does not claim), but in its power to evoke emotions that can bring people together to avoid such occurances. A research done on the effects of the Sept 11 attack and its effects on people in terms of number or data may not be able to do what this sort of evocative ethnography can. This ethnography goes closer to the creative texts generated by similar events.Hem Paudelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296257198921754886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6704317958557766009.post-85389902048453061272009-03-02T09:41:00.000-08:002009-03-02T09:41:00.000-08:00Hi Bryan,I enjoyed your post. You provide a good ...Hi Bryan,<BR/>I enjoyed your post. You provide a good helpful synopsis of all the case readings this week. I struggle a bit with the reliability of an autoethnography, such as suggested by Anderson and conducted by Ellis. Does such an approach lend itself to reproductability? It may be perfectly valid - afterall, who are we to question one's personal experience - but what is the value of such an approach when it cannot be applied more broadly? What are your thoughts?Glen Southergillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598743614464187339noreply@blogger.com