Preface / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln -- Introduction: the discipline and practice of qualitative research / Norman K. Denzin and Yvonna S. Lincoln -- The practice and politics of funded qualitative research / Julianne Cheek -- Performance ethnography: the reenacting and inciting of culture / Bryant Keith Alexander -- Qualitative case studies / Robert E. Stake -- The observation of participation and the emergence of public ethnography / Barbara Tedlock -- Interpretive practice and social action / James A. Holstein and Jaber F. Gubrium -- Grounded theory in the 21st century: applications for advancing social justice studies / Kathy Charmaz -- Critical ethnography as street performance: reflections of home, race, murder, and justice / D. Soyini Madison -- Testimonio, subalternity, and narrative authority / John R. Beverley -- Participatory action research, communicative action, and the public sphere / Stephen Kemmis and Robin McTaggart -- Clinical research / William L. Miller and Benjamin F. Crabtree -- Reader' guide -- Glossary -- Suggested readings -- Author index -- Subject index -- About the editors -- About the contributors.