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Shane, the Lone Ethnographer

Shane, the Lone Ethnographer A Beginner's Guide to Ethnography

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Shane, the Lone Ethnographer

A Beginner's Guide to Ethnography

Sally Campbell Pirie

Social Science / Anthropology / General

Shane is at it again! Follow our intrepid heroine as she learns what makes ethnography tick against the backdrop of the Great American West complete with cowboy hats, cattle stampedes, and cacti.

Shane, The Lone Ethnographer is an entertaining, step-by-step introduction to ethnographic research. Join graduate student Shane as she embarks on her first research project and learns the definition of ethnography, how to come up with her research question, and how to design her study. Along the way, Shane is joined by a talking armadillo, ghosts of ethnographers past, and her good friend Sanjay, who take turns teaching her different theoretical frameworks, how to conduct ethical research, and how to write ethnographically.

This is the perfect – and only – comic book introduction for the novice researcher.

New to This Edition:
- New introduction explores the value of qualitative research and what it looks like today
- New coverage of arts-based ethnography, ethnography of childhood, visual ethnography, climate ethnography, and digital ethnography introduces students to the latest trends in qualitative research
- Expanded Chapter 4, “Wanted: Theoretical Framework, Dead or Alive,” offers additional coverage of theory and its applications
- Updated Chapter 5, “IRB: From the People Who Brought You the IRS” pays special attention to vulnerable populations

Sally Pirie is an anthropologist, visual artist, and professor of education at UMass Amherst. She is the Principal Investigator of the Gender Moxie Project, which focuses on understanding transgender and other gender-diverse children's experiences through an interdisciplinary and art-informed lens. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of Anthropology and Education Quarterly.

Publication Date: 24 December 2026
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN-13: 9798216276807
Format: Hardback
Page Count: 192
Weight (oz): 17.76

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