Ry Q) Anthropology and autobiography [ASA Monographs 29 7 Edited by Judith Okely and Helen Callaway 7 S02 PS ‘ c Gorter yee R anda andl Now Vorsie Aaecpby and aun REFERENCES pion, A) (987 Arras a Home Landon Tia Hecke" Saal hoppy fs ead re Ie, Tokn “cont he Capa Ht od Bema. Landon Roo ote’ rs oc hp: Lae Ae (ASA Renee Chapter 1 Anthropology and autobiography Participatory experience and embodied knowledge Judith Okely “This clleoion ino coneond wit de rtbingepie of individual seademics who hgpen tobe anhropologiss. I ay questions about the nie Beeween te anthropolog’s experince of filo, othe srs, oer notions uf auobiography and ulumauly the rien te Auto ‘opal own sakes inreaig)y rng oy he rary canon ‘unt (Oley 1980) and optir with avid bigephiy i eigued thin itor Berar 198; Vine 196; Bland a Jb 1990) Dot [er anehopotogi coud make inne conibton in hoe dora ‘Wain the dcp of psropelogy, teres farther snp foreseen ‘eet antoplog's pats evan only ins far a rele oe sothepolagel enterprize whch nclads the cole of oe ra a perience of etdwory alysis nd weting Te the ely 970 Scke svy velexiy a x cites, ercptory crite whith Hbesedsntvopelogy rom any verge of 1 alee Fieldwork and svbecguene anspisconsiate 2 nied prais he ‘chnogrphie ston is defined noe only bythe ave Soy S"fueron Sor alo by che anol eadzion in she heal of the ctnopapber. Once he vacua ithe Bel, the nai’ pre ‘postions lo beam operative, andthe ete suion eo so ‘Simpleximereturl mediation ed dynamic terpeonal expect. tron, Sehote di ot pty how his 'nerprsona experienc’ shoal be wren fp, bu ir advocacy of 3 rlexveappronc can besten 4 nshy flay wo the ncaa ofthe athopolg ine analy Ue he ‘chm iste Haury dew ateton tsb peculiar rly inne fe Tee ot the unmedateh world ofthe “thee” butte worl Heres teres andthe thers” "Whi elev or sme subgraph mode may bave Been nce poniad ih spose inet rouse sewers there is conndere2 preven and sssoonaphy kh vhroploy fn pnsrig pape, David Pocc (1979) oe a tele eamnaion of wthopolai” ts is ight of fc np. He ave eranplr fom fs ove work The dees eman sovtldcd ulin A poss o's pomedSabtpse Coad Inapatnly mane tote dsipne (998) Phces eres Posoc' paper, met Ger ho wrtan spin «ses of he sido, tt pron founda Gers ks nd Lie (0 ‘My ow aie oanhropology departs sth ths vlune be ept in's locked capboud, th the hey inthe possson ofthe hea oh Sactent, and ta sens Belen ony when trang eae ae ome by ter or (98830) ‘A popular put down is hat relesviy a¢atabiogapy i “mere navel tating 26 antnoplagy ould cer ive onl oe pracvone, Tae ence oan sublogpbilsomennstbrpology sto work seh the speicy ofthe antopelogt's sin enero cope sod ‘rsnsend it fn othr instances atbiography ores schopsony I bee porate abil arse Llobet 1987118) Tans ot the dhs Grech myth sever more conned: See adoration ue Aire fom selfawarenes and xeric satiny of ths Inde se ‘who prove these om srt could wel be baled sles snd arrogant in presaing tit preenee abd lors wih cube wo be Unprblemase. Relay i inorely contre wih selfadoration (Babcock 18) ‘fundamental spec echopoloy once the elatonshis beeesn ‘altrs or poup. The autobiography ef he eldworber anpolops Ihe in 2 earl vacuo, nor cone! tothe aniopelogse's own Cale, but is stead plsed in s couse qcouner Floor Prat it alvays concerned mith reatonhige fc Campbell 1969), Tae Enthropologi hs wo form long inks wah oer este aa Arie however problema Al ofthe cours co this Yume, in tofar a they wit of tems, consider tesla eof heron Wh ches! The sutabigrapicl expense of eldwork equa the Ascontmction of sos relations th th igoar demanded eee the daipline. Thre have indeed been poor anbiogapics by sre pologts who hve perhaps beleed thu te gence more oitry {han explotry, pecially where he other ito a5 ape for he ‘wets fonasee Whee the roanar i trove, he sukogrp il {ecoun: merely ens stand lvl oe dred pce of Fouling the therm order tm wesern domme, In promating dali wakes, Cliford ren dle ond pioasve view of auobiogpby the former "are 0 ple nsobingapiea (he nado nd hyper el coniousnes orl boon Gr 1 Purp eaparenc nd arto owintgn 3 conriouen! he sige ove te eer he his oa hcp i, TH arn” seopolga, meen sod ‘okay ec handed one antag dept {hovys By cours Me sopaphy of ern ee Fenclean priya ad embed Knowles wore Spzas copa et ly ai Ted ny rte chunby mers of fdduot don 190: 5) and wear ec fsa on rings ony coe rang seas kas vars perce ‘tar for campo ele fedvert om stone Stun At Cater ar ped on Getting each reno SSraning and wipes sppenage of he pete soc wig {rah Sy he ae tap oe flirt wing see tebe anna Wn a cy Sn ‘Bldpes wrung dove’ om he commotion fs onopsph {ang pt de on he lars dager of spifcon, ‘not came san Hello are downed oe mshi colteionelshnopply wich scouted ihteaptormrecon of kee edna 9. Anyone arent, on ogy ar the datbbewnd rita to epee brake eon ‘heme el epee eprom tho a cep 3 incy i icemsous hom ra abn’ 97) Pap Shekel weboo shit res feldvok e940 lorsany feocelre st a hese pone Bere be ro ets Fal Loree abo comidvedAcoretaly wpitenne by of he “lla, poy dm ear sad wonder ee aw be ‘Seecpvia or fly epee npn. Neopyer rs 9 eo0 roe wh ship pc Kenn) Yeo neon By hihi ha fra eal apse pontvan (oe 3) Hoe Platts doy tenon af cre wah Twi eat The petenerot dro log drs one tole bg haat See Meeced borer it aston ed in cls of aby + Choma! mace, Aung dene fost maine ‘he mrt i he soingpicd iment ahoplog=t coco as en conrad th» sgn sat eg) as 20 ‘thre thasy make bts ee 8). Yen Sah “argues, the autobiographical contract is potas fluid as thae which binds the lie ned eae In atobiopaphy the ear engi di nest of une Sith manganite elon pt Some bb Thenareel ath sna eg of 2 ‘Soc ater tan tonal po cme rms with 2984 Antopty r tnaohy soot confsion it at bemee tx conens and an spol leans Stole cane tre» toon bes Gey ‘ly fsclemen and recy (90D. Yona eleiy ec idee the Doli sill nrectve A eign ofthe sthpalop artnet Eor abe extend anthvopologi paren slaborster it ome ee (Hacer 19%). the sag ad ae pero trates of nope the Bld ca beanie nosey for Sole ope er altel omen bts ace ofthe ‘pvc the poll ensured hse cose es nd Manheim 197%; Okey 197) tn che may the anoplog fae authoc is mae i-oncoueta nd vebsie Soa he Chane and i pole power cons Get 190 Postpodonim whkchaloges master ouravs ad tol yams as ff Ben underarm ene fom lien wer ha mosphere of abc mice, sything goer The dian of ‘oul, however cane derelict ols othe {a age of cenive posses (cola 199) Thee at cn tho ‘be re-eamoed Alena porsigms hve abvnys ened te tng: noes auogpialtnt edfd he mae cnn. Ponti may have cess nate where diffrent sbiogaps ‘lc rw tre bate omer id wa re tn le estacons about incorporating sd expanding te es of sutbiogrphy ito antropogy vex vey wees, chica talons Abo Boga. «gure, has come tobe ssrcsted wah 2 “epee of senvonions (Doll 188 3) The wadon ar ben contd by ‘nln, exciton sp eafrmain” (bid 6), Thr tt deny da obogphy tw ee Bere thn sass Spence Ken pore tvs bu sea car fori nape wie fees bee conde Fossa ly cn Te meer {ign of hetorn nS Augie ns ots cup tom Rosas Sn J. Mil "Gren Ma oon whch seas of indo eet ‘rope and power as deed what contre meaning He shat, {bitaa} Whether wil eer hel faci wien, ‘vr weer hate wore ind pint ic Dod ages ‘pst xml at oly to Asie’ Cosi, bu 0 iain suaiography the pont of slrre