As a reminder that Chinese fieldworkers are by now quite familiar with the Western unpacking of dubious illusions about “the three togethers” and “becoming at one with the masses”, a 2016 conference on fieldwork theory explored the theme. The paper by Chen Yongchao 陈泳超 has perceptive comments on the relation between “insider and “outsider”:

• “ ‘Wuhai’ ji daode” ‘无害’ 即道德, Minzu wenxue yanjiu 民族文学研究 2016.4.