What are Ethnographies Useful for?
Ethnographies are in-depth studies of cultural, organizational, national, ethnic or racial groups about their life, customs and relationship with the broader world (at the national or global level). They are useful for you because they give a more detailed look at groups than research articles can offer. In this page, see a list of ethnographic books and journals that may be useful for your own research.
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Ethnographic Resources
Ethnographic Book Series:
Check these links to find ethnographies in a wide variety of topics. Some of the books are available online while others are available in print in the library.
- New Directions in EthnographyThis is a book series which began in 2007 by the publisher Wiley-Blackwell. The link shows the titles owned by UConn.
- New EthnographiesA series published by Manchester University and the Macmillan Company.
- Fieldwork Encounters and DiscoveriesA series of books published by the University of Chicago.
- Smithsonian Series in Ethnographic InquiryA series that was published by the Smithsonian Institution Press.
- Case Studies in Cultural AnthropologyOver two hundred case studies published in this series by Cengage.
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Sample List: Ethnographies
My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft by ISBN: 9780472070985Publication Date: 2010-05-25Ethnography about players' experiences in this popular massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG).
Liquidated by ISBN: 9780822345800Publication Date: 2009-07-13An ethnography about Wall Streets and its booms and crashes This book is available both in print and as an ebook.
Passage of Darkness: the ethnobiology of the Haitian zombie by ISBN: 0807817767Publication Date: 1988-05-27By explaining zombification as a rational process within the context of traditional Vodoun society, Davis demystifies one of the most exploited of folk beliefs, one that has been used to denigrate an entire people and their religion.
Roads by ISBN: 0801453232Publication Date: 2015-06-23Roads matter to people. This claim is central to the work of Penny Harvey and Hannah Knox, who in this book use the example of highway building in South America to explore what large public infrastructural projects can tell us about contemporary state formation, social relations, and emerging political economies. Request this book through ILLiad.
Other Alternatives
Can't find an ethnography for your project? Check out Amazon! Use the same keywords that you developed for your project. Read the title and book summary to identify which books match your topic. Then search for the title either in the General Search or WorldCat to determine if we have the book or if you need to request through Interlibrary Services.
- AmazonLimit your search to Books. Type your topic + ethnography to make sure that you find ethnographic books. E.g. Mexican workers ethnography
- Library's Advance SearchUse terms such as ethnography or ethnology + your topic to identify ethnographies that the UConn Library own.
