Friendship and commitment in the relationship between the researcher and the informant Cover Image

Przyjaźń i zobowiązanie w relacjach badacz – badany
Friendship and commitment in the relationship between the researcher and the informant

Author(s): Katarzyna Kaniowska, Andrzej M. Kaniowski
Subject(s): Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: friendship; engaged anthropology; ethnographic field research; ethics

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns the issues of personal experience, friendship, commitment and intimacy in ethnographic field research. Their presence raises methodological and ethical problems. The authors answer two basic questions: Is friendship possible in the relationship between the researcher and the informant, and in what sense? What impact does it have on the results of anthropological research?

  • Issue Year: 1/2024
  • Issue No: Sp. Issue
  • Page Range: 129-141
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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