Anthropology Anonymous? Some Comments to Julia Vorhölter

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  • Sjaak van der Geest

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Anonymisation, pseudonym, ethnographic research, ethics, privacy

Abstract

This brief comment discusses the methodological and ethical implications and complications of anonymising ethnographic research. Special attention is given to the possibility of use of pseudonyms and its hazards and to the moral imperative of trust.

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Received

2021-04-14

Published

2021-05-05

How to Cite

van der Geest, S. (2021). Anthropology Anonymous? Some Comments to Julia Vorhölter. Ethnoscripts, 23(1). Retrieved from https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/ethnoscripts/article/view/1653