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Crossing disciplinary boundaries, At Home and in the Field is an
anthology of twenty-first century ethnographic research and writing
about the global worlds of home and disjuncture in Asia and the
Pacific Islands. These stories reveal novel insights into the
serendipitous nature of fieldwork. Unique in its inclusion of
"homework"-ethnography that directly engages with issues and
identities in which the ethnographer finds political solidarity and
belonging in fields at home-the anthology contributes to growing
trends that complicate the distinction between "insiders" and
"outsiders". The obligations that fieldwork engenders among
researchers and local communities are exemplified by contributors
who are often socially engaged with the peoples and places they
work. In its focus on Asia and the Pacific Islands, the collection
offers ethnographic updates on topics that range from ritual money
burning in China to the militarization of Hawai'i to the social
role of text messages in identifying marriage partners in Vanuatu
to the cultural power of robots in Japan. Thought provoking,
sometimes humorous, these cultural encounters will resonate with
readers and provide valuable talking points for exploring the human
diversity that makes the study of ourselves and each other
simultaneously rewarding and challenging.
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