A comparison of Behar’s The Vulnerable Observer and Tsing’s In the Realm of the Diamond Queen

When making ethnographic magazines, the first thing that is usually done is to compare. The weak observer of Ruth Beard and the queen of Diamond of Anna Rowen Haupt Zinn introduce the important factors that are spreading in today's anthropology. Looking at each work, it is clear that all of them have similar restrictions, trials, and sufferings. As the two books unravel, the theme of perimetry and boundaries (in many cases) emerges.

Edith Turner wrote an article about "Weakly Observer": "Ruth Bejar is known for his fact research, writing fieldwork as a supporter of empirical anthropology ... a weak observer is not It is a complete and fragile book, it is handled in a fragmentary way ... a kind of insanity ... a person who reads it in a compassionate way is needed to provide food for new anthropology We will find a unique nutrient that is surprising value. "(American Anthropologist, December 1997)

This week's reading was very interesting, interesting, and exposed to bigger stories and ethical issues. Ruth Bejar's "Weak Observer: Anthropology to Break Your Mind" is a fairly readable book that is doubtful about how the story and emotions will affect others or your work. Bihar proposed a new theory and practice of human anthropology that lives and writes in the voice of individuals. She hopes that this new theory and practice will lead us (deep research, scholars, feminists etc) to get a deeper understanding of emotions not only in anthropology but also in all witnessing activities.

Anthropology Anthropology You are a vulnerable observer! If you are planning to cast your straw into college, you may have to jump into the scientist 's arms! - Ruth Beard's argument on the reflexive role of cultural anthropology as a post-modern critic adds to this trend of seeking authority in this suspiciously recognized field. At the boundary between science and humanities, cultural anthropology tries to find niche cultural anthropology and ethnographic fieldwork James P. Spradley (1979) described the understanding of culture as "in social science" doing. Internal method of a quiet revolution of the place (p. III). However, cultural anthropologists have long emphasized the importance of ethnographic methods. It is a way to understand different cultures through participation, observation, use, and interviews with key information providers. Cultural anthropologists try to use ethnographic methods