田野裡的聽

Cultivating the Ethnographer’s Ear

在人類學的學科史，民族誌田野有其核心的位置。筆者在這篇文章指出，民族誌田野工作不僅積極產出人類學知識，並也涉及身體經驗、個人情緒、人類學者之專業自我與認同的修練。本文討論筆者在貴州東部大山裡的一個苗族（Hmub）村寨，以民族誌學徒之身，進行遊方的田野。

Throughout the history of anthropology，fieldwork has stood at the center of our discipline. In this article I argue that fieldwork not only produces anthropological knowledge，but also engages the ethnographer in cultivationg specific bodily experi－ences，personal emotions，and the professional self or identity.