The Social Scientist as Author: Clifford Geertz on Ethnography and Social Construction.

Olson, Gary A.

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ERIC Number: EJ431124

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The Social Scientist as Author: Clifford Geertz on Ethnography and Social Construction.

Olson, Gary A.

Journal of Advanced Composition, v11 n2 p245-68 Fall 1991

Outlines and comments on the views of Clifford Geertz with regard to ethnography and social construction. Provides a transcript of an interview with Geertz, in which Geertz comments on his technical anthropological writings. Discusses his recent book "Works and Lives," his writing process, persuasive writing, and literary criticism, among other things. (PRA)

Descriptors: Anthropology, Ethnography, Higher Education, Interviews, Literary Criticism, Persuasive Discourse, Technical Writing, Writing Processes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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