Hi Russell--
do you have any advice on how one can get a copy of your article? (or
is it a book I wasn't sure)
I am anxious to read it,
thanks
Julie
Julie Livingston
National Institute of Research
University of Botswana
Private Bag 00708
Gaborone, Botswana
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From: Russell P Shuttleworth <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, July 17, 1999 9:54 PM
Subject: Re: ethnography
>Hi Mark,
>
>I think the article Devva and I wrote covers most of the
anthropological
>literature on disability. In terms of ethnography, in addition to the
>suggestions by Devva and Timothy, I'd particularly look at Goldin
(1984)
>and Predaswat (1992), and Gwaltney (1975). It depends on what you mean
by
>disability context. Gwaltney, for example, looks at "blindness" in a
>Mexican community. Goldin, I believe, researched advocacy and social
>organization among the visually impaired. Many of the anthropologists
>referenced in our article conducted some degree of participant
>observation, if not a full blown ethnography. Ablon (1984), for
example,
>attended Little People of America Meetings and incorporated her
>observations into her discussion of interview material. Peace (1998)
>discusses ethnography and disability from a disability studies
>perspective in a short review. He makes some good points in his review
>of some of the articles in Disability and Culture and several other
>works. By the way, the correct reference for the article that Devva
sent
>you is, Kasnitz, D. & Shuttleworth, R. P. (1999). Engaging Anthropology
>in Disability Studies. Position Papers in Disability Studies 1(1).
>Oakland, CA: World Institute on Disability. Mark, I'll be sending you
an
>email about our upcoming trip to the UK shortly. Bye for now,
>
>Russell
>
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