Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field

Prof. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz Asif

Journal of Research (Languages and Islamic Studies), Vol # 10, Issue # 1
Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field

Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field

Prof. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz Asif/
December 31, 2006

Keywords

Field Study Rural Urban Multan Experience Education Saraiki

Abstract

This paper is based on my experiences of the field work that I carried out during my doctoral studies. I conducted my research on Siraiki language practices in rural and urban Multan. In this paper I will reflect on my field experiences and discuss if the influence of gender, especially the female gender, on research is a ‘regrettable disturbance’. I will relate this issue with what I experienced and how I negotiated my identity in the field.

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Asif, P. D. S. I. (2020). Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 10(1), 41–46. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e81dcc90d908/page

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[1]Asif, P.D.S.I. 2020. Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 10, 1 (Mar. 2020), 41–46.

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ASIF, Prof. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz. Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, v. 10, n. 1, p. 41–46, 30 Mar.2020.

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Asif, Prof. Dr. Saiqa Imtiaz. “Gender and the Ethnographer: A Multanan in the Field”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vols. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 41–46, https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e81dcc90d908/page.

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