The Vulnerable Observer
Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart
$40.47
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2022
Summary
The 25th-anniversary edition of the groundbreaking book that changed anthropology, asserting that ethnographers needn’t exclude themselves or their vulnerabilities from their work.
In a new epilogue to this classic work, renowned ethnographer and storyteller Ruth Behar reflects on the groundbreaking impact The Vulnerable Observer has had on anthropology, sociology, and psychology and on scholarly writing. A pocket companion for writers, journalists, documentarians, and activi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807007136 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807007137 |
| Author: | Ruth Behar |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2022 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 137mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“As ‘a woman of the border’ … [Behar] infuses her vision with insight, candor and compassion.”
—Diane Cole, The New York Times Book Review
“Behar has convinced me that ethnographic empathy will produce an anthropology that has greater meaning than the distanced and detached academic anthropology of the past.”
—Barbara Fisher, The Boston Globe
Ruth Behar
Ruth Behar is an ethnographer, novelist, poet, and filmmaker. She is the James W. Fernandez Distinguished University Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan.
Behar is the recipient of numerous awards, including two Fulbright Awards, a MacArthur “Genius Grant,” and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. She was named a “Great Immigrant” by the Carnegie Corporation and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
She is the author of several works of ethnography, including:
- Translated Woman: Crossing the Border with Esperanza’s Story
- Traveling Heavy: A Memoir in Between Journeys
Her coming-of-age novels include:
- Lucky Broken Girl
- Letters from Cuba
Born in Havana, Cuba, Ruth Behar grew up in New York. She has also lived in Spain and Mexico. She currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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