ethnographies of academic writing research theory methods and interpretation

Ethnographies of Academic Writing Research

Theory, methods, and interpretation.

Winner of the 9th edition of the AELFE's Enrique Alcaraz Research Award

• Foreword Theresa Lillis |  pp. vii–xii
• Chapter 1. Methodological reflections on and participatory episodes of ethnographic academic writing research Ana Bocanegra-Valle and  Ignacio Guillén-Galve |  pp. 1–20
• Chapter 2. What is (and could be) thick description in academic writing research? Christine M. Tardy |  pp. 21–38
• Chapter 3. Textography : Narrowing the gap between text and context in ethnographic explorations of situated academic writing Jennifer Sizer |  pp. 39–60
• Chapter 4. Understanding academics online : Ethnographic approaches to the analysis of online academic discourse and practices Sofía Albero-Posac and  María José Luzón |  pp. 61–82
• Chapter 5. The contribution of ethnographically-oriented approaches to the study of L2 writing and text production processes Rosa M. Manchón |  pp. 83–104
• Chapter 6. Walking on thin ice : Reflexivity in doing ethnography Baraa Khuder and  Bojana Petrić |  pp. 105–124
• Chapter 7. Literacy histories and talk around texts : Emphasising the emic to explore students’ perspectives on academic writing Natalia Ávila Reyes |  pp. 125–144
• Afterword : Ethnographies of academic writing research: A story in five scenes Dwight Atkinson |  pp. 145–152
• List of contributors |  pp. 153–156
• Author index |  pp. 157–158
• Subject index |  pp. 159–162

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• Chapter 1. Methodological reflections on and participatory episodes of ethnographic academic writing research
• Chapter 2. What is (and could be) thick description in academic writing research?
• Chapter 3. Textography: Narrowing the gap between text and context in ethnographic explorations of situated academic writing
• Chapter 4. Understanding academics online: Ethnographic approaches to the analysis of online academic discourse and practices
• Chapter 5. The contribution of ethnographically-oriented approaches to the study of L2 writing and text production processes
• Chapter 6. Walking on thin ice: Reflexivity in doing ethnography
• Chapter 7. Literacy histories and talk around texts: Emphasising the emic to explore students' perspectives on academic writing
• Afterword: Ethnographies of academic writing research: A story in five scenes

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Chapter 3 offers a roadmap for presenting ethnographic methodologies that emphasizes the importance of contextualizing both the researcher and the experiences of research. Building on Chapter 2’s discussion of research design, the author argues that writing up ethnographic methodologies is less about outlining specific research steps and procedures and more about providing a good-faith accounting of the context and conditions surrounding the work. The author details the historical rise of self-consciousness in ethnography, explaining that its emergence both raised the profile of the ethnographer as an actor in research situations and, in turn, set the stage for ethnography’s reflexive, critical, and collaborative turns. The author next presents a series of goals to which contemporary ethnographers should aspire when representing their research experiences. The chapter closes with an elaboration on the different ways methodological discussions have been placed within ethnographic texts.

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