"I think the book would be useful for undergraduate classes to understand an engaged 'anthropology' and the issues of representativeness, collaboration, and voice to which anthropologists need to attend. Further, it provides a kind of a guide to the necessity of political organization in contexts of great need and repression." — Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez, City & Society
"[Decolonizing Ethnography] offers an innovative way in which ethnography, practiced by the people who have been traditionally positioned as the ethnographic research objects, can be a powerful tool of self-empowerment, public advocacy, and personal transformation." — Kheira Arrouche, LSE Review of Books
"Decolonizing Ethnography does not just critique colonialist academic practices, it seeks to do something different. ... Accessibly written, interesting, and effectively argued, [this book] will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in issues of migration, activism, ethnography, and knowledge production. ... Perhaps most importantly, Decolonizing Ethnography is a call to anthropology to reconsider its purpose and expand its relevance with research practices that redress the politicized nature of anthropological research and of the social worlds in which our research takes place." — Ruth Gomberg-Muñoz, Anthropological Quarterly
"This work demonstrates specifically an exemplary form of ethnographic writing not necessarily as a model to follow, but as an encouragement and license to expand the direction of critical and reflexive thought that has been ascendant in American ethnographic research for the past 30 years. There are many lively 'moves' in expressing the vitality of this collaboration, none more powerful and exciting than the concluding script of activist theater. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." — G. E. Marcus, Choice
"For occupational science as a field of study increasingly concerned with highlighting the daily experiences of Global South and marginalised groups, this book should be a valuable inspiration and guide. As a Eurocentric discipline, we have a way to go in decolonising theory production and the means by which we do so. This text may inspire us to continue on the path of liberation for our discipline and the communities with whom we study and collaborate." — Juman Simaan, Journal of Occupational Science
“Decolonizing Ethnography provides an excellent background on engaged scholarship and a roadmap for how one team overcame hierarchies to collaborate across difference. It is an excellent tool for training students to design community-embedded research and will be useful for a range of syllabi (it’s already on mine!). The book also offers the rare chance to see undocumented worker-activists as scholars and authors, and that itself is a gift.” — Abigail Andrews, Ethnic and Racial Studies
“The day-to-day activities of these decolonial researchers take center stage, offering a rarely seen glimpse of politically engaged ethnographic research practice. The authors' self-reflexive and openhearted contribution will be much welcomed. This outstanding book will make an important impact.” — Angela Stuesse, author of Scratching Out a Living: Latinos, Race, and Work in the Deep South
“The authors present a compelling argument that ethnography can promote community engagement and empowerment while pursuing social justice. Decolonizing Ethnography is an innovative and insightful book.” — Susan Bibler Coutin, author of Exiled Home: Salvadoran Transnational Youth in the Aftermath of Violence