Exhuming the body: revisiting the role of the visible body in ethnographic research.
Looking back is often painful. Although in the first instance I might approach a research project with enthusiasm and confidence, in retrospect the sins of omission can become very obvious. In reviewing five research projects employing qualitative ethnographic methods, I explored the underacknowledged role of the visible body in these projects. Although the task of retrospection is blessed with the accumulated wisdom of others, I emphasize the importance of ongoing self-scrutiny and critical analysis of methodological dogmas for researchers and their practices.
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School of Social Work and Social Policy, Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies, University of South Australia, Magill, Australia.
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural / Q000379:methods*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012107:Research Design; D035844:Researcher-Subject Relations; D012650:Self Disclosure