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Feelings in the Field: The Emotional Labour of the Ethnographer
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Despite the recent theoretical debate over the importance of addressing emotions
in fieldwork, most European undergraduate programmes in anthropology still lack methodology
courses that specifi cally focus on the emotional impact of doing research. In this article,
I draw from my research with activist parents of autistic children in Portugal to explore the
affective dimensions of fieldwork experience. In particular, I give an account of how I have
dwelled on the emotional challenges that I faced, how these have resulted in vehicles of
understanding and affected the analysis of my work as an anthropologist. While fieldwork
experience always entails unexpected and surprising emotional challenges, I argue that as
anthropologists we can surely benefit from more tailored support networks, safer spaces for
discussion, and better pastoral care.
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affective engagement emotions ethnography anthropology fieldwork methodology
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Citação
Lo Bosco, M. C. (2021). Feelings in the Field. The Emotional Labour of the Ethnographer. Anthropology in Action, 28(2), 8-17
Editora
Berghahn Journals