| ID | 092534 |
| Title Proper | We thought you would be white |
| Other Title Information | race and gender in fieldwork |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Henderson, Frances B |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | After an exhausting 22-hour trip from St. Louis, I landed in Maputo, Mozambique, alone, for the first time in July 2003 to begin my dissertation research on women and women's organizations in Mozambique since democratization. I spent an hour talking to a young man who was returning home (to Maputo) from Brazil. Seeing it as an opportunity to practice my Portuguese with someone who spoke English, I did not realize that an hour had passed and my "welcoming party" still had not arrived. The young man and I switched from Portuguese to English as he began telling me the "cool places to hang out and get a drink" in Maputo. I had no idea who was coming to pick me up as I was armed only with the information that it was my in-country advisor's brother who would be there. As this young man and I were talking someone came up to me and asked, "Are you Frances?" With a sigh of relief, I said yes, and he replied, "I was here all of the time and I did not realize that you were here until I heard you speaking English with this young man. I did not recognize you; we thought you would be white." |
| `In' analytical Note | Political Science and Politics Vol. 42, No. 2; Apr 2009: p291-294 |
| Journal Source | Political Science and Politics Vol. 42, No. 2; Apr 2009: p291-294 |
| Key Words | Gender ; Race ; Fieldwork |