Summary: In this chapter of "Fieldworking", the author discusses techniques to accurately and honorably represent your informants voice in your paper. One way is to borrow techniques from fiction. This is basically including your entire conversation between you and the informant in the paper with quotes. The second way is quoting with transcripts. This is basically telling a story with your voice as narration while still including quotes from your informant. The final technique is summarizing the dialogue. In this technique, the author summarizes what the informant says instead of using direct quotes from the author. This section of Fieldworking" also talks about a research portfolio. A research portfolio reflects all the work that you've done in the process and also helps you shape your future.
Quote #1: "As fieldwriters, we need to create texts that embrace our informants' diverse voices and also include our own." (Pg 105)
Using other people's words in your texts does not only represent your understanding and concept of the topic, but also the informants. You don't want to insult the informant in any way or misconstrue their words. It is also important to use your informants voice in a way that also includes your own. This will rightfully represent the informant and make them relevant to yourself.
Quote #2: "As with any art form, how you choose to display your informants' language for the reader must be a conscious and carefully considered choice." (Pg 107)
This is very important to remember. How you choose to display your informants voice will not only affect your own paper but also the informant. Representing the informants words in an untrue way give you an untrustworthy reputation. You have to use your informants information in the truest way possible that still represents your own voice.
Quote #3: "It offers you an opportunity to reflect on what you've learned and on how your research writing fits into the larger picture of your research." (Pg 107)
This quote is talking about research portfolios. Research portfolios represent all the hard work, research, and analyses you have done over a period of time. You can use research portfolios to reflect on the work you've done and use this to remember the techniques you've used to get to the point that you are at.
Questions:
1. Do you always have to incorporate quotes when talking about another persons work?
2. How do you summarize and informants words?
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