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Today, the virtual space is also a matter of concern for the anthropologistsas human
kind are carrying out much of their activities online. The virtualworld has thus become a
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field for the anthropologists. Fieldwork can bemulti-sited too. In multi-sited fieldwork
the researcher conducts fieldwork inmore than one site where the subject can be found.
Serena Nanda’s work onthe hijras in India is a classic example of multi-sited fieldwork
where shetook into account the hijras living in different parts of India. A recent trendin
anthropological fieldwork is researching the ‘self’ known as autoethnographywhere the
fieldworker narrates the lived experiences of peoplelives.
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