Abstract
This study aimed to discuss basic concepts of archeology proposed by Michel Foucault as an analytical strategy of discursive dimension of reality and to show how this type of discourse analysis (DA) was used in ethnographic research. We outlined the specificity of Foucault's discourse analysis in relation to other types of discourse analysis, using for that a brief discussion of the main results achieved with the research. The goal was to understand the relevance of DA in qualitative research, particularly ethnographic research. We suggested the need to consider the genealogical dimension of power relations in every discursive practice.
Keywords:
discourse; file; enunciation; discursive formation; ethnography