This book presents a fresh new look at critical ethnography by emphasizing the significance of ethics and performance in the art and politics of fieldwork. The productive links between theory and method are celebrated in this text. Theoretical concepts range from queer theory, feminist theory, and critical race theory to Marxism and phenomenology. The methodological techniques range from designing and asking in-depth interview questions to building and developing rapport and coding and interpreting data. The various theories and methods culminate in three fictional ethnographic case studies that "enact" the interdependence between theory and method and the significance of social theory, ethics, and performance." Critical Ethnography reaches out to students conducting field research. In particular, upper-division undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in ethnography, qualitative research methods, critical/cultural research methods, or advanced research methods will find this book to be of great value.

1 Introduction to critical ethnography : theory and method
2 Methods : "do I really need a method?" : a method ... or deep hanging-out
3 Three stories : case studies in critical ethnography
4 Ethics
5 Methods and ethics
6 Methods and application : three case studies in ethical dilemmas
7 Performance ethnography
8 It's time to write : writing as performance
9 The case studies