If Truth Be Told The Politics of Public Ethnography

"[A] must-read for every student of anthropology, policy maker and administrator trying to understand the complexities of the social world we inhabit." - Sarbani Sharma (Anthropology Book Forum) "A stimulating collection of articles that illustrates, examines, and generates important questions about the project of public ethnography, and about public social science more generally. It deserves to be widely read." - Martyn Hammersley (Canadian Journal of Sociology) "If Truth Be Told offers thoughtful, reflexive accounts of the public afterlife of ethnography that will surely spark a range of productive exchanges among scholars invested in the public reach of social science research." - Colin Hastings, Leigha Comer, & Eric Mykhalovskiy (Forum: Qualitative Social Research) "In presenting some of the possibilities and challenges that 'going public' entails, this volume is essential reading for researchers embarking on public ethnography, and for departments and funders who encourage engagement beyond academia. If Truth Be Told is equally important for those who do not see their work as being particularly public-facing; any published work can take on a public afterlife beyond the author's intentions." - Laura Haapio-Kirk (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute) "In this important new collection,Didier Fassin and his colleagues stake a powerful and innovative claim on the diverse landscape of anthropology's history of public engagement." - Alyshia Galvez (American Ethnologist) "[This] book is a wonderful contribution that further helps to reflect upon the role of ethnography, and the constant challenges it must face when trying to go beyond academia and engage with wider audiences." - Sebastian Rojas Navarro (Sociological Research Online)