Search Results - "Ethnography"

Ethnographic toolkit: Strategic positionality and researchers’ visible and invisible tools in field research by Reyes, Victoria

“…For many, reflexivity is a core tenet in qualitative research. Often, scholars focus on how one or two of their socio-demographic traits compare to their…”
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Infrastructural violence: Introduction to the special issue by Rodgers, Dennis, O’Neill, Bruce

“…This introduction lays out some of the theoretical underpinnings of the notion of ‘infrastructural violence’. We begin by considering infrastructure as an…”
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'How many cases do I need?' On science and the logic of case selection in field-based research by Small, Mario Luis

“…Today, ethnographers and qualitative researchers in fields such as urban poverty, immigration, and social inequality face an environment in which their work…”
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Ethnographic experiences of participating in a correctional officer training program: An exploration of values, ethics, and role conflict by Ricciardelli, Rosemary

“…In the current article, I reflect on data from an ethnographic study at the National Training Academy of the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC), where I…”
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Research ethics committees, ethnographers and imaginations of risk by Bell, Kirsten, Wynn, LL

“…Ethnographers’ concerns about institutional ethics review are by now well-known and several hypotheses have been advanced to explain their complaints. Many…”
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Legitimising digital anthropology through immersive cohabitation: Becoming an observing participant in a blended digital landscape by Bluteau, Joshua M

“…Debate regarding how to conduct digital anthropology is currently contested, with two primary methodologies emerging: researchers who conduct projects wholly…”
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Memeing a conspiracy theory: On the biopolitical compression of the great replacement conspiracy theories by Hernández Aguilar, Luis M

“…Based on a digital ethnography on the imageboard platform 4chan/pol, this article traces the biopolitical compression of Population Replacement Conspiracy…”
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Walls and white elephants: Oil extraction, responsibility, and infrastructural violence in Equatorial Guinea by Appel, Hannah C

“…Starting from the juxtaposition of Equatorial Guinea's luxurious private oil compounds with the sporadic and uneven public infrastructure outside their walls,…”
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Carceral ethnography in a time of pandemic: Examining migrant detention and deportation during COVID-19 by Berg, Ulla D., Tosh, Sarah, León, Sebastian K.

“…Each year the United States government detains and deports hundreds of thousands of people who prior to their removal are held in confinement for an average of…”
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Three models of transparency in ethnographic research: Naming places, naming people, and sharing data by Reyes, Victoria

“…Ethnographic research consists of multiple methodological approaches, including short- and/or long-term participant observation, interviews, photographs,…”
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Interpretive reflexivity in ethnography by Lichterman, Paul

“…Many would argue that ethnographic knowledge claims are partial. Many say this predicament demands the researcher’s self-reflexivity about ethnographic claims…”
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Fraught parenting: Immigrant parents’ chronic double-bind in Denmark by Johansen, Mette-Louise

“…This article explores how a group of immigrant parents in Denmark’s largest social housing project, Gellerupparken, are caught in a chronic double-bind…”
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Ethnographic (dis) locations: An approach for studying marginalisation in the context of socio-economic change by Islam, Asiya

“…This paper revisits discussions about the pursuit of a singular location for ethnographic research. Citing challenges to the fixity of location, from…”
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Fair Trade in an unfair market: economic competitiveness and workers’ rights in Costa Rica’s banana industry by Zaglul Ruiz, Layla

“…The Fair Trade movement aims to provide producers and workers at the tail end of the value chain with secure working conditions and just incomes. However, the…”
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All-encompassing ethnographies: Strategies for feminist and equity-oriented institutional research by Winfield, Taylor Paige

“…This article addresses the challenges inherent to conducting ethnography in all-encompassing institutions and presents strategies for equity-oriented research…”
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New forms of home blindness: Rethinking fieldwork methods in digitalized environments by Broch, Tuva Beyer, Bratrud, Tom, Lien, Marianne, Salinas, Cecilia G.

“…Digital Anthropology has in the past two decades emerged as a field that seeks to better grasp experiences of being human within digital technology and…”
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Interstitial position or ‘bastard’ status? Interpreters at the French National Court of Asylum by PIAN, Anaïk

“…This article, based on fieldwork conducted in 2016 at the French national Court of Asylum (CNDA), explores reflections on the role and position of interpreters…”
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The embodiment of fear: Reproductive health and migrant women’s choices, in Verona, Italy by Sanò, Giuliana, Pasian, Pamela, Puppa, Francesco Della

“…This article discusses the results of ethnographic research conducted in the municipality of Verona (Veneto Region, Northeast Italy), during 2018, aimed at…”
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Beyond Big Brother: How to Study Tech-Driven Authoritarianism With Restricted Access to State Institutions by Hou, Rui

“…With the tremendous advancements in Internet, big data analytics, and artificial intelligence, the power and potential of digital technologies has a special…”
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Geschierian magic: Belonging beyond autochthony. A special issue in honour of Peter Geschiere by Guadeloupe, Francio, Bracke, Sarah, McBrien, Julie, Spronk, Rachel

“…This article traces the intellectual trajectory of the anthropologist and Africanist Peter Geschiere, which is deeply informed by a commitment to meticulous…”
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