essay

Changing places and altered perspectives: research on a Greek Island in the 1960s and in the 1980s

anthropology and autobiography (29) • Published In 1992 • Pages: 147-162

By: Kenna, Margaret E..

Abstract
This is a study of Kenna's relationship to the people of the island of Nisos during three periods of the author's fieldwork in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The paper describes the islander's changing perception of her from the first period of fieldwork (1960s) as a naive, unmarried and inexperienced anthropologist, to that of a married, professional scholar in the later periods of work in the 1970s and 1980s. The document contains little ethnographic data per se, but does present some interesting insights into the relationship between an ethnic population and the fieldworker/anthropologist studying that population.
Subjects
Reviews and critiques
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Practical preparations in conducting fieldwork
Observation in research
culture
Greeks
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southeastern Europe
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
John Beierle ; 2002
Field Date
1960s-1980s
Coverage Date
1960s - 1980s
Coverage Place
Island of Nisos (a pseudonym), Greece
Notes
Margaret E. Kenna
Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-162)
LCCN
91032485
LCSH
Greece