This volume highlights work being done in qualitative inquiry through a variety of critical lenses such as new materialism, queer theory, and narrative inquiry.
Practicing Oral History to Improve Public Policies and Programs is the first book to define the practice, explain how policy-makers use... Læs mere
In this detailed comparative study, Rebecca and Glenn Storey examine the cultural changes marking the fall of two well-known... Læs mere
Seeking Justice in an Energy Sacrifice Zone is an ethnographic examination of the lived experience of rapid environmental change in coastal Louisiana, USA.
Using an ethnography of an abortion clinic in Spain as its principal case study, Health Care during Economic Crisis examines the global problem of marginalized peoples’ being denied access to health care for which they have a legal right, especially in times of economic crisis.
"First published in French 2014: Howard S. Becker, Paris: Editions L'Harmattan."
A team of fifteen researchers from various disciplines and nationalities offer ethical strategies unique to qualitative researchers for those "big ethical moments" beyond what can be predicted by ethics committees.
The stunning fragmented poetic text and images comprising Staring at the Park depict the events of this difficult journey and an alternative model of evocative, artistic autoethnography.
Community-based research (CBR) is the most commonly used method for serving community needs and effecting change through authentic, ethical, and meaningful social... Læs mere
This book synthesizes the flourishing field of anthropology of infectious disease in a critical, biocultural framework, advancing research in this multifaceted area and offering an ideal supplemental text.
This book uses engaging narratives to illustrate that mental illnesses are not only problems individuals face but problems that need to be understood and treated globally at the social and cultural levels.