Writing in Anthropology

This list includes books about academic writing in Anthropology.

Updated March 21, 2025
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Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success
Lipson, Charles.
Paper Book
Since its publication in 2004, Doing Honest Work in College has become an integral part of academic integrity and first-year experience programs across the country. This helpful guide explains the principles of academic integrity in a clear, straightforward way and shows students...
Tales of the field : on writing ethnography
Van Maanen, John.
Paper Book
For more than twenty years, John Van Maanen's Tales of the Field has been a definitive reference and guide for students, scholars, and practitioners of ethnography and beyond. Originally published in 1988, it was the one of the first works to detail and critically analyze the various...
Writing anthropology : essays on craft and commitment
McGranahan, Carole
Ebook
In Writing Anthropology, fifty-two anthropologists reflect on scholarly writing as both craft and commitment. These short essays cover a wide range of territory, from ethnography, genre, and the politics of writing to affect, storytelling, authorship, and scholarly responsibility....
Writing Anthropology A Call for Uninhibited Methods
Bouchetoux, F.
Paper Book
A call for new methods for anthropology, this book explores the nature of anthropological knowledge and the conditions of integration and communication with people. Starting with an analysis of anthropologists' guilt, Fan addresses issues of reflexivity, reciprocity, and respect, then builds on this...
Writing ethnographic fieldnotes
Emerson, Robert M.
Paper Book
In this companion volume to John van Maanen's Tales of the Field, three scholars reveal how the ethnographer turns direct experience and observation into written fieldnotes upon which an ethnography is based.
Writing up qualitative research
Wolcott, Harry F.
Paper Book
`Harry Wolcott′s book is one of those little "must-have", "must-read" gems. The voice of experience is unmistakable. It′s great fun to read, and chock full of helpful, "how-to-do-it" advice′ - H Russell Bernard, University of Florida and author of Social Research Methods...

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