Writing & Research in Anthropology
The Interview: An Ethnographic Approach by Publication Date: 2012This volume interrogates the interview as understood, used - and under-used - by anthropologists. It puts the interview itself in the hotseat by exploring the nature of the interview, interview techniques, and illustrative cases of interview use.
Research Methods in Anthropology by Publication Date: 2002Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology programs. It has launched thousands of students into the field with its combination of rigorous methodological advice, wry humor, common sense advice, and numerous examples from actual field projects.
Oxford Dictionary of Social Research Methods by Publication Date: 2016This dictionary offers succinct, clear, expert explanations of key terms from both method and methodology in social research. It covers the whole range of qualitative, quantitative, and other methods, from practical techniques like correlation up to methodological approaches such as ethnography.
Doing Cultural Anthropology by Publication Date: 2002Students better understand ethnographic methods through experience rather than lecture. This theme of learning-by-doing permeates throughout Doing Cultural Anthropology. Readers of all levels and from any discipline that uses ethnography will benefit from the clear, accessible style.Centralizing Fieldwork: Critical Perspectives from Primatology, Biological and Social Anthropology by
Publication Date: 2011This book is the first ever comparative investigation, across primatology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology, looking critically at fieldwork as the key research practice of the discipline of anthropology.
Writing Ethnographic Fieldnotes by Publication Date: 1995Drawing on years of teaching and field research experience, the authors develop a series of guidelines, suggestions, and practical advice about how to write useful fieldnotes in a variety of settings, both cultural and institutional.
Anthropology off the Shelf by Publication Date: 2009In this first-of-its-kind volume, prominent anthropologists and three respected professionals outside the discipline offer short essays that follow the tradition of the “writers on writing” genre to reflect on all aspects of the writing process.
The Science Game: Intro to Research in the Social Sciences by Publication Date: 2007Using quirky and sometimes irreverent examples of social science methodology, this text discusses current hot topics in the constantly evolving field of scientific research.
Resources for Chicago Author-Date Style
The Chicago Manual of Style's author-date system is the style most commonly used by Anthropologists and is the official style of the American Anthropological Association. In this system, sources are briefly cited in the text, usually in parentheses, by author’s last name and year of publication. Each in-text citation matches up with an entry in a reference list, where full bibliographic information is provided.
- Chicago Author-Date Style
This online resource provides a short list of examples that illustrate the author-date system. Each example of a reference list entry is accompanied by an example of a corresponding in-text citation. - Chicago Author-Date Style
This online resource uses information from the 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style to detail how to cite sources in the author-date system.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations by Call Number: Ref LB2369 T8 2018 (Non-Circulating)ISBN: 9780226430577Publication Date: 2018-04-16
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: Ref Z253 U69 2017 (Non-Circulating)ISBN: 9780226287058Publication Date: 2017-09-0517th Edition, Available at Ready Reference
