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  • Jesse Driscoll
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Doing Global Fieldwork
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© 2021 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FIGURES AND TABLES ix
  4. PREFACE xi
  5. 1 WELCOME TO THE GUILD 1
  6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1 How much language training am I supposed to have? 23
  7. 2 HOW TO PREPARE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME INSTITUTION 30
  8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #2 What should I bring? 64
  9. 3 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SELF- PRESENTATION ONCE YOU ARRIVE 70
  10. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #3 I feel overwhelmed. Going to the field has made me aware of my racial/class privilege in a way that is less abstract than before. I want to do more than watch people suffer, then go home and write about them. Shouldn’t I try to help? 96
  11. 4 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SOLO DATA COLLECTION 98
  12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #4 What do I do if I discover that things I told my advisors in writing, in my prospectus, or in my preanalysis plan were completely wrong? How do I know when I am supposed to start over? How long do I pursue a failing project? 131
  13. 5 HOW TO THINK LIKE A MANAGER 135
  14. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #5 I did not expect this, but I have developed a . . . complicated . . . personal relationship with someone I work with in the field. What do I do? 163
  15. 6 HOW TO WEIGH RISKS IN DIFFICULT SETTINGS 166
  16. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #6 What do I do if I am detained at a border or checkpoint? 184
  17. 7 HOW TO COME HOME 186
  18. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 205
  19. APPENDIX I HOW TO RETELL THE STORY OF YOUR JOURNEY TO THE FIELD 209
  20. APPENDIX II ADDITIONAL READING 211
  21. NOTES 215
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
  23. INDEX 239
https://doi.org/10.7312/dris19528-007

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. FIGURES AND TABLES ix
  4. PREFACE xi
  5. 1 WELCOME TO THE GUILD 1
  6. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #1 How much language training am I supposed to have? 23
  7. 2 HOW TO PREPARE TO LEAVE YOUR HOME INSTITUTION 30
  8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #2 What should I bring? 64
  9. 3 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SELF- PRESENTATION ONCE YOU ARRIVE 70
  10. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #3 I feel overwhelmed. Going to the field has made me aware of my racial/class privilege in a way that is less abstract than before. I want to do more than watch people suffer, then go home and write about them. Shouldn’t I try to help? 96
  11. 4 HOW TO THINK ABOUT SOLO DATA COLLECTION 98
  12. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #4 What do I do if I discover that things I told my advisors in writing, in my prospectus, or in my preanalysis plan were completely wrong? How do I know when I am supposed to start over? How long do I pursue a failing project? 131
  13. 5 HOW TO THINK LIKE A MANAGER 135
  14. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #5 I did not expect this, but I have developed a . . . complicated . . . personal relationship with someone I work with in the field. What do I do? 163
  15. 6 HOW TO WEIGH RISKS IN DIFFICULT SETTINGS 166
  16. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION #6 What do I do if I am detained at a border or checkpoint? 184
  17. 7 HOW TO COME HOME 186
  18. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 205
  19. APPENDIX I HOW TO RETELL THE STORY OF YOUR JOURNEY TO THE FIELD 209
  20. APPENDIX II ADDITIONAL READING 211
  21. NOTES 215
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
  23. INDEX 239
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