| ID | 097893 |
| Title Proper | Fieldwork, supervision and trust |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Michaud, Jean |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In this research note I reflect upon my different experiences as a researcher with ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia, from my years as a postgraduate student to my current work as a professor. From being a graduate student, to supervising them, I have learned many lessons about graduate fieldwork. Nowadays, I pass these on to supervisees as best I can. I consider it my professional and personal duty to actively warn, inform and prepare young anthropologists about to leave for their masters' and doctoral field research in China, Vietnam and Laos about the field locations to which they are travelling, the political negotiations that they will need to undertake, and the cultural, economic and political differences they will encounter. I also stress that the anthropology that is played out in the field in socialist settings is not necessarily that which we read about in textbooks. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 51, No. 2; Aug 2010: p.220-225 |
| Journal Source | Asia Pacific Viewpoint Vol. 51, No. 2; Aug 2010: p.220-225 |
| Key Words | China ; Fieldwork ; Laos ; Trust ; Vietnam |