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The field is ever further: In search of the elusive space of fieldwork | Journal Blog / Perspective | MSF Science Portal
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The field is ever further: In search of the elusive space of fieldwork

Stellmach DUS

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Abstract
This short reflection considers how humanitarian workers conceptualize and practice “the field” as a site of action. Through the use of narrative ethnography, and drawing on comparisons with the practice of academic anthropology, it attempts to draw out disciplinary assumptions that govern how and where humanitarian action is undertaken. It demonstrates how the field is a central imaginary that underpins the principles and performance of both anthropology and humanitarian action. It highlights how the conceptualization of “the field” is itself a methodological tool in the practice of humanitarian intervention.

Countries

South Sudan

Languages

English
DOI
10.1177/1466138119898744
Published Date
07 Jan 2020
Journal
Ethnography
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