To whom is the term 'thick description' attributed?
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Correct answer: B. Clifford Geertz
Explanation
Geertz, 'Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture' (The Interpretation of Cultures, 1973), borrowing the phrase from Gilbert Ryle. It became central to New Historicism.
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