Dr Emilie Whitaker's Outputs (2)

Emic and etic analysis (2017)
Book Chapter
Whitaker, E. (2017). Emic and etic analysis. In The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118430873.est0640

This entry explores the origins and usage of the terms “emic” and “etic” as they relate to positions of knowledge in research in the social sciences.The entry explains the origins of the emic–etic distinction and how these have changed over time. Read More about Emic and etic analysis.

Surrender, catch and the imp of fieldwork (2017)
Journal Article
Whitaker, E., & Atkinson, P. (2019). Surrender, catch and the imp of fieldwork. Qualitative Inquiry, 25(9-10), 936-944. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077800417735137

We build on the work of Kurt Wolff to capture some distinctive aspects of ethnographic fieldwork. Drawing on the sociology of knowledge and phenomenology, Wolff introduced and developed the idea of surrender-and-
catch in order to encapsulate the tw... Read More about Surrender, catch and the imp of fieldwork.