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Reflections on Fieldwork in Morocco

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1977

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Essay Topics

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Identify scenes from the text in which Rabinow is aware of his Otherness. Could he have behaved differently in these situations to increase his level of understanding? If not, what prevented him from bridging the cultural divide?

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Pick two or three informants from the book and compare the work they do with Rabinow. How do their personal motivations and life stations reflect in the information they do/don’t provide?

3.

Do you agree with Rabinow that anthropology is a humanity, not a science? Why or why not?

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