Author: iamdefinitory

Salvage Anthropology: The attempt to document indigenous cultures and traditions before they were presumed to disappear due to colonial influence.

Ethnographic Surveillance: The use of anthropological studies by colonial powers to gather intelligence about indigenous populations for administrative control.

Anthropology of Colonialism: The study of how colonial powers shaped cultures, identities, and social structures, as well as how indigenous peoples resisted and adapted.

Colonialism: The practice of political and economic domination by one country over another, often exploiting resources and indigenous populations.

Gatekeeper: A person in a community who controls access to information and facilitates the researcher’s entry into the field.

Ethnographic Writing: The process of documenting fieldwork findings through narratives, case studies, and cultural descriptions.

Interviews: A method used to gather data through structured, semi-structured, or unstructured conversations with participants.

Thick Description: A term coined by Clifford Geertz referring to the detailed and layered interpretation of cultural symbols and meanings.

Multi-Sited Ethnography: A research approach that studies cultural phenomena across multiple locations rather than being confined to a single site.