Research Note: The silenced assistant. Reflections of invisible interpreters and research assistants

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-219

  Turner, Sarah ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

China; Fieldwork; Interpreter; Positionality; Research assistant; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; COPING STRATEGY; ETHNIC MINORITY; FIELDWORK; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH;

CHINA; VIET NAM;

EID: 77955159088     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2010.01425.x     Document Type: Article

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