false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175280550m/500359.jpg 500359 1 Anthropology has long been associated with an ethos of "engagement." The field's core methods and practices involve long-term interpersonal contact between researchers and their study participants, giving major research topics in the field a distinctively human face. Can research findings be authentic and objective? Are anthropologists able to use their data to aid the participants of their study, and is that aid always welcome? In Engaged Observer, Victoria Sanford and Asale Angel-Ajani bring together an international array of scholars who have been embedded in some of the most conflict-ridden and dangerous zones in the world to reflect on the role and responsibility of anthropological inquiry. They explore issues of truth and objectivity, the role of the academic, the politics of memory, and the impact of race, gender, and social position on the research process. Through ethnographic case studies, they offer models for conducting engaged research and illustrate the contradictions and challenges of doing so. 488469 24 10 2006 Engaged Observer: Anthropology, Advocacy, And Activism total:3|5:1|4:1|3:1| 3 12 12 0 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 12:14:52 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 12:14:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 19 09:09:25 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:09:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 22:57:25 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 22:57:25 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 18:36:04 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 18:38:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 13 14:36:59 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 14:36:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 15 10:43:36 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 10:43:48 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 12 00:16:05 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 00:16:05 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 29 14:08:49 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 14:08:51 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu May 15 15:01:20 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 15:01:26 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Oct 26 15:30:14 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 15:30:14 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Thu Sep 20 07:48:47 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 07:48:50 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sat Aug 18 08:49:44 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 15 19:55:33 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=500359