Into the Field: The Use of Student-Authored Ethnography in Service-Learning Settings

Abstract

This essay explores student-authored ethnographies written by undergraduates in four sections of a service-learning course taught at Wayne State University in Detroit. I argue that the introductory sections of students’ ethnographic narratives provide particular insights into the relationship between the service experience, ethnographic inscription, and student subjectivities. Following a discourse analysis of student writing, I offer some thoughts about how instructors might improve the pedagogical pairing of ethnographic writing with service-learning experiences.

Journal
Reflections: A Journal of Community-Engaged Writing and Rhetoric
Published
2009-07-01
DOI
10.59236/rjv8i3pp52-75
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