subject of disciplinary power – though often in critically different ways than the other workers. The articles in this special issue explore the compli- cated geography of the workplace. Through work, the anthropologist’s own sense of his or her ‘‘field site’’ is chal- lenged in critical ways. Researchers must question where workplaces begin and end spatially, temporally, and psy- chologically, and in doing so reflect upon the contingent and contested nature of ‘‘the field’’ itself. Just as pursuing ‘‘work’’ as research reconfigures our relationship to ‘‘the field,’’ contributing to the functioning of the workplace through employment ‘‘works on’’ the an- thropologist’s perspective and subjectivity. By internalizing the particular time disciplines, physical movements, and bodily postures required of workers, the researcher gains a deeper sense of the relationship between the workplace as a material and discursive context, and the workplace as ‘‘lived’’ space. These papers show that the physical dimen- sions of laboring present an opportunity to reflect on how the anthropology of ‘‘the body’’ might productively engage with the anthropology of work. Knowledge, Skill, and the Inculcation of the Anthropologist: Reflections on Learning to Sew in the Field Rebecca Prentice, University of Sussex Abstract This article explores employment as a mode of partic- ipant observation, by analyzing the complex relationship between skill acquisition, embodiment, and anthropological analysis. It highlights the importance of thinking critically about the body, including the ethnographer’s own body in the field. I describe working in a garment factory and learning to sew as part of my doctoral research on the gar- ment industry in Trinidad, West Indies. I argue that disciplining the body into a particular craft is also a process of incorporating (or ‘‘taking into the body’’) the ideologies of work that structure skill’s meaning and practice. By de- scribing my own difficulties ‘‘disembodying’’ what I learned in the field (in order to intellectualize the experi- ence) I show how learning practical skills and enacting them everyday can be both a vigorous and perilous form of ethnographic research. Keywords: methodology, learning, embodiment, in- culcation, garment industry, West Indies Introduction Why ‘‘work’’ in the field? The ethnographic value of learning skills and participating in informants’ everyday lives is well established in the anthropological literature (Okely 2007). Indeed, as early as 1937, E.E. Evans-Pritchard described participant observation as day-to-day involve- Society for the Anthropology of Work Executive Board President ..................................... Ann Kingsolver Past President ....................................... Jim Weil Past Past President .............................. Michael Blim Secretary .......................................... 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Sam Collins Policy The Anthropology of Work Review is the publication of the Society for the Anthropology of Work, which is a section of the American Anthropological Association. The goal of the journal is to publish research that will facilitate exchanges among those engaged in the study of all dimensions of human work. Articles and photo essays are welcomed from those working inside and outside academic contexts, from all nations and from all subfields and areas of specialty within anthropology. Theoretical and methodological discussions of the study of work and its contexts are encouraged, including interdisci- plinary, collaborative, and student submissions. Submission Guidelines Articles submitted for peer review for publication in the Anthro- pology of Work Review may be sent at any time during the year. Please submit manuscripts electronically, in Word (without identifying headers and footers), accompanied by full contact information. Manuscripts should be approximately 20 pages, including references, and be double-spaced and formatted according to the style guide available on the American Anthropological Association Internet site. Please send, as a separate attachment, a one-paragraph abstract for the article with at least 5 keywords. Send article manuscripts to the AWR General Editor, Michael Chibnik, at michael-chibnik@uiowa. edu. Correspondence may be addressed to Michael Chibnik at the Department of Anthropology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242-1322. All book review and visual review inquiries and manuscripts should be directed to the AWR Reviews Editor, Carrie Lane (clane@- fullerton.edu), Department of American Studies, P.O. Box 6868, California State University, Fullerton; Fullerton, CA 92834-6868. Book reviews should not exceed 4 double-spaced pages, and review essays should not exceed 10 pages. There is a new section in the journal called Scenes at Work that includes photographs and photographic essays. Photographs of and/or by workers should be submitted electronically as tif files, in black and white. Inquiries, photographs, and photographic essays should be directed to Michael Chibnik at mchibnik@gmail.com. Anthropology of Work Review Volume XXIX, Number 3 54