Wearing a Pith Helmet at a Sly Angle: Or, Can Writing Researchers Do Ethnography in a Postmodern Era?.

Cintron, Ralph

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ERIC Number: EJ463839

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Wearing a Pith Helmet at a Sly Angle: Or, Can Writing Researchers Do Ethnography in a Postmodern Era?

Cintron, Ralph

Written Communication, v10 n3 p371-412 Jul 1993

Describes the influence of ethnography on current writing research. Outlines the debates within the field of ethnography and considers the relevance of those debates to composition theory. Argues for more experimental ethnographic texts. (HB)

Descriptors: College English, Cultural Context, English Instruction, Ethnography, Higher Education, Postmodernism, Research Needs, Writing Instruction, Writing Research

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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