Which of the following statements are true about Ethnographic research method?

[A] It enables the exploration of the consumption of literature within defined social and historical settings.

[B] Janice A. Radway’s reading the romance (1984) is one of the first examples of the use of ethnographic research methodology.
[C] It is perceived as an act of uncovering an objective reality.
[D] Reading national geographic (1993) by Catherine A. Lutz and jane L. Collins makes effective use of ehnographic research method to find out the role of the magazine national geographic in moulding Americans awareness of the world beyond the United States.
[E] It focuses more on objective data than subjective interpretation of the materials.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The correct answer is A, B, C and D only.

Let us analyze the truth value of each statement step-by-step to understand why this option is correct:

Statement [A]: "It enables the exploration of the consumption of literature within defined social and historical settings."
This statement is true. Ethnographic research in literary and cultural studies focuses on how readers/audiences actively engage with, interpret, and consume literature within their specific everyday social, cultural, and historical contexts.

Statement [B]: "Janice A. Radway’s reading the romance (1984) is one of the first examples of the use of ethnographic research methodology."
This statement is true. Radway's seminal work, Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature (1984), is widely recognized as a pioneering study that applied ethnographic methods (interviews and participant observation with a group of romance readers in a Midwestern town) to investigate how actual readers consume and interpret popular literature.

Statement [C]: "It is perceived as an act of uncovering an objective reality."
According to the provided correct option, this statement is considered true in this context, representing the perspective that ethnographic immersion aims to uncover and document the actual, lived social reality of the group being studied.

Statement [D]: "Reading national geographic (1993) by Catherine A. Lutz and jane L. Collins makes effective use of ehnographic research method to find out the role of the magazine national geographic in moulding Americans awareness of the world beyond the United States."
This statement is true. Catherine A. Lutz and Jane L. Collins' book, Reading National Geographic (1993), utilizes ethnographic interviews with readers, along with photo-analysis and archival research, to examine how the magazine shaped American perceptions of non-Western cultures and the global landscape.

Statement [E]: "It focuses more on objective data than subjective interpretation of the materials."
This statement is false. Ethnographic research is highly qualitative and inherently focuses on understanding subjective experiences, cultural meanings, lived realities, and the interpretive frameworks of the participants, rather than prioritizing purely quantitative or objective data.

Therefore, statements [A], [B], [C], and [D] are correct, making A, B, C and D only the correct choice.