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Ethnographic Writing

Ethnographic Writing is a form of qualitative academic discourse that systematically documents and interprets cultural practices and social meanings through immersive fieldwork, distinguished by its commitment to presenting lived experience, contextual depth, and the researcher’s reflexive engagement with the studied community.

3.2K

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270.7K

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4K

Authors

1.1K

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2017–2026

563

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3.2K

Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes.

Carole Joffe, Robert M. Emerson, Rachel I. Fretz et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1996 · 5.2K citations

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Ways with Words: Language, Life and Work in Communities and Classrooms

Michael Paffard, Shirley Brice Heath · British Journal of Educational Studies · 1984 · 5K citations

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Writing: A Method of Inquiry

Laurel Richardson · 2004 · 4.3K citations

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The Ethnography of Infrastructure

Susan Leigh Star · American Behavioral Scientist · 1999 · 4.2K citations

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Ethnography: Principles in Practice

Robert A. Stebbins, Martyn Hammersley, Paul Atkinson · The Canadian Journal of Sociology · 1985 · 4.1K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. CE
    Carolyn Ellis

    University of South Florida, United States

    20 publications · 9.9K citations

    19

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  2. GE
    George E. Marcus

    Williams College, United States

    17 publications · 1.9K citations

    17

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  3. MH
    Martyn Hammersley

    The Open University, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 7.2K citations

    12

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  4. JV
    John Van Maanen

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    12 publications · 5.5K citations

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  5. NK
    Norman K. Denzin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    11 publications · 780 citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. The Open University

    Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

    21 h-index

    33 publications

    4.3K citations

  2. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    20 h-index

    30 publications

    9.9K citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    19 h-index

    28 publications

    2K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    18 h-index

    28 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    22 publications

    761 citations

  6. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    26 publications

    779 citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    16 h-index

    22 publications

    1.5K citations

  8. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    16 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 121 publications · 21.3K citations

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  2. Qualitative Inquiry

    QI · 132 publications · 11.6K citations

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  3. Qualitative Research

    QR · 63 publications · 3.7K citations

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  4. American Anthropologist

    66 publications · 5.2K citations

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  5. Ethnography

    51 publications · 3.8K citations

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