QUALITATIVE FIELD RESEARCH

EXPRIENCE IN HUMANISTIC GEOGRAPHY

Authors

  • Rita Jaqueline Nogueira Chiapetti Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v6i2.4834

Keywords:

HumanisticGeography, Qualitative field research, Oral history

Abstract

This paper aims at describing the experience of a qualitative field research in Geography under a humanistic approach. The field research was carried out in Itacaré, located in the south of Bahia state, aiming at understanding how the individuals from Itacaré perceive Rio das Contas, what the river means to them. We have chosen oral history as field research method and the techniques of oral interview, observation and the record of landscapes through photography. Our presence in Itacaré was critical for the field research’s success as we could get to know better the people and their everyday life, which contributed for the quality of the information contained in the 41 oral interviews collected. Also, staying with these people was a valuable experience under the Humanistic Geography perspective.

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Author Biography

Rita Jaqueline Nogueira Chiapetti, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Professora doutora do Departamento de Ciências Agrárias e Ambientais da UESC, curso de Geografia. Geografia Humana

Published

2011-01-22

How to Cite

Chiapetti, R. J. N. (2011). QUALITATIVE FIELD RESEARCH: EXPRIENCE IN HUMANISTIC GEOGRAPHY. GeoTextos, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v6i2.4834

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