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In the summer of 1977 while revising a fieldwork course, I decided it would be enlightening to invite a group of researchers to discuss their experiences. I also wanted to record their words so that students could review and have access to them in future semesters. Tom O’Connell, Director of our Electronics Department, suggested videotaping. He had the expertise and the equipment. I approached researchers from Smith, from nearby Amherst and Hampshire Colleges and the University of Massachusetts. Later colleagues from Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania visited. The project became an interschool endeavor.
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Glazer, M. (1982). The Threat of the Stranger: Vulnerability, Reciprocity, and Fieldwork. In: Sieber, J.E. (eds) The Ethics of Social Research. Springer Series in Social Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5722-6_3
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