Zaman, S. (2008) Native among the natives: physician anthropologist doing hospital ethnography at home. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 37(2), pp. 135-154. (doi: 10.1177/0891241607312495)
Full text not currently available from Enlighten.
Abstract
The focus of the present article is the methodological aspects of conducting ethnography in a district level hospital in Bangladesh, the first of its kind in the country. Ethnographies in non-Western medical settings are rare. I describe the experience of gaining entry and negotiating my way through diverse gatekeepers, building rapport and trust with the doctors, the staff community, and the patients. I share the challenges of being native among the natives as my “nativity” was twofold: as a Bangladeshi doing fieldwork in the country, and as a medical doctor studying a hospital, the domain of doctors.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Zaman, Dr Shahaduz |
| Authors: | Zaman, S. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
| Journal Name: | Journal of Contemporary Ethnography |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| ISSN: | 0891-2416 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1552-5414 |
University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record
Altmetric
Altmetric