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Writing Traveling Cultures – Travel and Ethnography amongst the Yakkha of East Nepal

Russell, A.J.

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Abstract

This article addresses the debates surrounding Clifford's paper 'Traveling Cultures' and its argument that greater attention should be paid to 'routes' as well as 'roots' in anthropological research. It is based on research into the socio-cultural effects and outcomes of migration amongst the Yakkha, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group originating in the middle hills of East Nepal. It considers the methodological implications of Clifford's approach through the description and analysis of thirty-six hours spent in the company of a Yakkha family and friends in the Nepalese Tarai, serendipitously encountered while the author was 'en route'. The conclusion drawn is that Clifford's 'strong' form of 'fieldwork as travel practice' is more difficult to justify than his 'softer' suggestion that 'routes' and 'roots' be studied together.

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Russell, A. (2007). Writing Traveling Cultures – Travel and Ethnography amongst the Yakkha of East Nepal. Ethnos, 72(3), 361-382. https://doi.org/10.1080/00141840701576976

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 1, 2007
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2008
Journal Ethnos
Print ISSN 0014-1844
Electronic ISSN 1469-588X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 72
Issue 3
Pages 361-382
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/00141840701576976
Keywords Nepal, Travel, Ethnography, Yakkha, Migration.
Publisher URL http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/retn


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