A second selection comes when some record from the fieldwork provides evidence for some interpretation. Often at this stage of the process, the researcher goes in search of enlightening theory, since what is actually learned may well lead away from the original purpose. In this class we will study a number of ethnographic studies to develop criteria for critiquing ethnographic work, with a focus on discourse analysis. Various authors have used different methods of discourse analysis in ethnographies of communication. Our emphasis will be on these discourse methods, i.e., on using close transcription of talk in interaction, to support ethnographic claims.
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