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Offering a unique and original perspective on Bourdieu, language-based ethnographies, and reflexivity, this volume provides a nuanced, in-depth discussion of the complex relationship between these interconnected topics and their impact in real-world contexts.
List of contents
Part I Theoretical Perspectives: Language-based Ethnographies, Reflexivity and Bourdieu 1. Language-based Ethnographies 2. Reflexivity 3. Bourdieu, Ethnography and Reflexivity
Part II Reflexivity in Practice: Case Examples 4. Re-thinking Literacies with Communities 5. Reflexive Layers and Longitudinal Research 6. Insider Identities 7. Enacting Reflexivity in Second Language Writing Research
Part III Reflexivity and Beyond: In Theory and Practice 8. Reflecting on Reflections 9. Bourdieu, Language-based Ethnographies and Reflexivity
About the author
Michael Grenfell is Emeritus Professor at the Southampton Education School at University of Southampton, UK.
Kate Pahl is the Professor of Arts and Literacy at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Summary
Offering a unique and original perspective on Bourdieu, language-based ethnographies,and reflexivity, this volume provides a nuanced, in-depth discussion of the complex relationship between these interconnected topics and their impact in real-world contexts. Part I opens the book with an overview of the historical background and development of language-based ethnographic research and Bourdieu’s work in this space. Part II presents a series of case studies that highlight a Bourdieusian perspective and demonstrate how reflexivity impacts language-based ethnography. In each study, Bourdieu’s conceptual framework of reflexively-informed objectivity examines the ways in which the studies themselves were constructed and understood. Building on Parts I and II, the concluding set of chapters in Part III unpacks the messiness of the theory and practice of language-based ethnography, and provides insights into what reflexivity means for Bourdieu and in practical contexts. Arguing for a greater reflexive understanding in research practice, this volume sets an agenda for future literacy and language research.
