Singing a new song: Notes on redemption (Reply to comments)

In this essay, Truvillion expresses his deep ambivalence about being the "s ubject" of ethnographic enquiry. Amidst narratives that illustrate both the "redemptive truths" of his parents lives and the ubiquitous and subtle nat ure of discrimination and prejudice, Truvillion reflects on the process of being interviewed and interpreted. He calls for ethical, reflective, recipr ocal individual and institutional practices, stressing the importance of cl early communicating research goals before, during, and after fieldwork.