Neither friends nor foes: Thoughts on ethnographic distance

Neither friends nor foes: Thoughts on ethnographic distance

As a critical ethnographer of proselytizing missions led by conservative Korean/American evangelicals, I discuss the difficulties arising from conducting research in a hostile group setting, negotiating the dynamics of empathetic proximity and critical distance.

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Veröffentlicht in:Geoforum 2010, Vol.41 (1), p.11-14
1. Verfasser: Han, Ju Hui Judy
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Conservatism
Conservative evangelical Christianity
Ethnographers
Ethnography
Evangelism
Field work
Global missions
Korea
Participatory research
Religious missions
South Korea
U.S.A
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Zusammenfassung:As a critical ethnographer of proselytizing missions led by conservative Korean/American evangelicals, I discuss the difficulties arising from conducting research in a hostile group setting, negotiating the dynamics of empathetic proximity and critical distance.
ISSN:0016-7185
1872-9398
DOI:10.1016/j.geoforum.2009.09.007