Risky closeness and distance in two fieldwork sites in Brazil
Abstract
This article discusses how closeness and distance affected my ethnographic research in two Brazilian cities. I first address the pitfalls I encountered researching Luz, a run-down transportation hub and residential area in Sao Paulo’s city centre, also known as Crackland for its drug trade and consumption. In Luz, I was confronted with everyday hostility in an environment of unknown others and an ever-changing cityscape: users of cultural...
Paper Details
Title
Risky closeness and distance in two fieldwork sites in Brazil
Published Date
Jan 4, 2018
Journal
Volume
13
Issue
3-4
Pages
429 - 443
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