By Christian Suhr I miss the warmth of standing close together, I miss the thundering sound, I miss the colored lamps, I miss the chanting, I miss the tuktuk, I …
Echoes from fieldwork
It was the strangest morning. The news of one death had been followed by the news of several others.
The most dangerous picture I have ever taken: Reflections on heritage and politics in Egypt
By Katrine Mandrup Bach “Labash! I don’t know the word in English – I don’t think there is one. But the situation is very labash” Rawya said. I looked at her …
Doing Fieldwork at Home: Studying Health in Rural Kenya
As a student, doing fieldwork at home is one of the most puzzling yet gratifying undertakings. From an outsider’s perspective, your identity and sense of belonging presents unadulterated access to local knowledge sources. For insiders, the notion of ethnographic research by one of their own; sons, brother, uncle and/or cousin, is mind-boggling. Claims of identity and belonging presumes that, what you are looking into is obvious; can you not see? Have you not heard? Do you really need to interact at different levels yet all this is common knowledge? Are you a stranger to the prevailing circumstances of the locals? These questions and many more emerge as one tries to gain access to the field at home.
The Birth of a New Perspective: Fieldwork in Sierra Leone
Teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone continues to be a large scale and complex issue. Pregnant girls are told throughout their pregnancy that their condition is shameful and irresponsible by family, politicians, teachers, doctors and others.