ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses how the anthropologist's own reflexivity is closely connected to, and shaped by, the reflexivity of those who belong to the society observed, including that of the famous yet rarely discussed assistant. It suggests that the sort of reflexivity that might be most revealing in relation to how anthropological knowledge is constructed is that which focuses on what takes place in 'the field' as an intersubjective practice. The chapter highlights here is that every anthropologist's reflections on a society are always and necessarily informed by the reflexivity of those whom s/he studies and interacts with, and it is the latter's reflections, ideas and opinions that set the framework for the ethnographer's own interpretation and analysis. Sanjek's main preoccupation is with what he aptly calls 'anthropology's hidden colonialism', that is, the recognition and appreciation that assistants and key informants remained deprived of despite their contributions as professional ethnographers.
