Luis A. Vivanco is Professor of Anthropology and Co-Director of the Humanities Center at the University of Vermont.

"This is the text I've been waiting for! I love the idea of a text/field journal that offers practical and thoughtful suggestions for students as they gain experience in ethnographic methods. I like that the exercises are feasible and modest, yet encourage students to tackle some of the big ethical questions of our day. This is precisely what I hope students gain as they take my course, and this book would also ensure that students undertake similar exercises that we can discuss as a class. I definitely would adopt."--Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Loyola University

"I like that the activities appear to be comprehensive and well thought out and I appreciate that each section dedicates discussion to the ethical aspects of fieldwork. The sample exercises are creative, thoughtful, and purposeful. They go beyond the typical exercises usually offered in most textbooks. I like that the exercises include listening, mapping (my personal favorite!), and digital methodologies. This guide has the potential to really introduce students to fieldwork."--Kimberly Cavanagh, USC-Beaufort

"This gives students a great guide for how ethnography is actually done, from preparatory phases to fieldwork to analyzing and writing up. The book is well-designed and approachable to undergraduates and it makes cultural anthropology's methods relatable and understandable. It shows how knowledge gained from such methods is scientific and systematic and not just a bunch of hunches or predetermined ideas."--Laura M. Tilghman, Plymouth State University