Out in the Field

Out in the Field Synopsis

      "Definitive and well-rounded. . . . Explores how anthropologists         manage issues of identity and sexuality in field research and professional         life. In an era when the field worker's positionality is critical to research         and ethnographic writing, this insightful book has much to say to gay         and straight researchers alike." -- Louise Lamphere, University of         New Mexico       "Addresses sensitive, controversial, and tabooed subjects. . . .         Out in the Field will be read by a variety of audiences, within         and outside of anthropology." -- Jean Jackson, Massachusetts Institute         of Technology       Lesbian and gay anthropologists write candidly in Out in the Field         about their research and personal experiences in conducting fieldwork,         about the ethical and intellectual dilemmas they face in writing about         lesbian or gay populations, and about the impact on their careers of doing         lesbian/gay research.       The first volume in which lesbian and gay anthropologists discuss personal         experiences, Out in the Field offers compelling illustrations of         professional lives both closeted and out to colleagues and fieldwork informants.         It also concerns aligning career goals with personal sexual preferences         and speaks directly to issues of representation and authority currently         being explored throughout the social sciences.       CONTRIBUTORS: Geoffrey Burkhart, Liz Goodman, Delores M. Walters, Walter         L. Williams, Sabine Lang, Ellen Lewin, William L. Leap, Ralph Bolton,         Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Madeline Davis, Will Roscoe, Esther Newton,         Stephen O. Murray, James Wafer, Kath Weston, Sue-Ellen Jacobs    

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