Question

Maria Sprehn

Doing Fieldwork
Using Perspectives, "Ethnographic Context: The Place and the People" by Michelle MacCarthy, and "The Anthropology of Social Media" by Daniel Miller, discuss how traditional approaches
to ethnographic fieldwork contrast with contemporary approaches? And, what are some of the ethical considerations in doing anthropological fieldwork and why are they
important?
*Incorporate Perspectives & ethnographic materials into your posts.
*Use the Explorations section to make your posts interesting and academic.

Answer 1

Answer:Traditional approaches to ethnographic research endeavoured to collect facts and evidence through detached observations about the culture being studied, with the researcher attempting to operate in the background as an objective bystander in order to develop an impartial understanding of observable phenomena.