Universität zu Köln

Kloss, Sinah Theres ORCID: 0000-0001-7990-9329 (2017). Sexual(ized) harassment and ethnographic fieldwork: A silenced aspect of social research. Ethnography, 18 (3). S. 396 - 415. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1741-2714

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Abstract

Sexual(ized) harassment during ethnographic fieldwork is often described by female researchers as a 'rather common' experience, yet it continues to be marginalized in methodological discussions and anthropological training. Rather than silencing accounts of these experiences, it is necessary to include them in the analysis of acquired data and to reflect on them in ethnographic writing. This article raises awareness and stimulates discussion about this neglected aspect of social research. It considers ethnography as a gendered practice in which gender norms, the (a)sexuality of the fieldworker, and power relations directly influence research and the researcher's safety. It discusses the consequences of sexual(ized) harassment for the ethnographer, makes suggestions regarding how to deal with it in situ, and highlights the complex relationship between personal safety and researchers' ethical obligations towards their informants.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kloss, Sinah Theres UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7990-9329 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-219696
DOI:	10.1177/1466138116641958
Journal or Publication Title:	Ethnography
Volume:	18
Number:	3
Page Range:	S. 396 - 415
Date:	2017
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1741-2714
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SAFETY Multiple languages Anthropology; Sociology Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/21969