Self-study
P1
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Topic and significance ·
Shostak's "Nisa," an ethnography (cultural study) built on three narratives
Challenges the typical approach to ethnography, which is general and anonymous. Inference: "Nisa" is specific and personal.
First narrative ·
Shostak's autobiography
Ethnographic account of living with the !Kung people
Second narrative ·
Nisa's story and woman's experience
Unclear who Nisa is, but given context, likely a !Kung woman whom Shostak chose to focus on
Third narrative ·
Cross-cultural
Somehow blurs the line between ethnographer (Shostak) and subject (Nisa). Unclear what this means yet, but likely means Shostak does not play the traditional researcher's role of the impartial, objective observer.
P2
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Western perspective ·
on the !Kung people
General Western attitude is to idealize !Kung society
Nisa's perspective ·
on realities of !Kung life
High mortality rates, childhood conflicts
P3
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Author's perspective ·
on broader significance of "Nisa"
Explores women's views about women, which is rare in ethnography
P4
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Explain third narrative strand ·
"Nisa" blends voices of Nisa and Shostak
Shostak gives narrative shape to Nisa's experiences, and so plays a part in Nisa's story
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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This is the opposite of the author’s view. The author tells us that it’s a “
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The author doesn’t indicate that “most” women ethnographers have begun to study and report the views of women they study.
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This is the closest to capturing the author’s negative opinion about the way in which most ethnographic literature deals with women’s views of women. The author tells us that it’s a “salutary shock to realize how much ethnographic literature omits the lack perspective of women.” This indicates that the author believes the lack of women’s perspective in ethnographic literature is something negative. That’s why the presence of this perspective in Shostak’s work is “salutary” (beneficial).
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This doesn’t capture the author’s negative opinion about the way in which most ethnographic literature deals with women’s views of women. The author’s complaint isn’t that it’s surprising more studies don’t use the available information from interviews. Rather, the author thinks it’s disappointing that studies don’t even think to include the perspective of women on women. Whether that information comes from interviews or other sources doesn’t matter.
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The author doesn’t indicate that most ethnographic studies of women study individual experiences. Rather, most studies focus on the general and anonymous. What’s disappointing is that most ethnographic studies don’t include women’s perspective on women.